Double Precision Incorporated Courier Mail Server up to 0.37.3 authpam.c pam_acct_mgmt Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Double Precision Incorporated Courier Mail Server up to 0.37.3. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function pam_acct_mgmt of the file authpam.c. Such manipulation leads to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-3532. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Double Precision Incorporated Courier Mail Server up to 0.37.3 (Mail Server Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function pam_acct_mgmt of the file authpam.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

authpam.c in courier-authdaemon for Courier Mail Server 0.37.3 through 0.52.1, when using pam_tally, does not call the pam_acct_mgmt function to verify that access should be granted, which allows attackers to authenticate to the server using accounts that have been disabled.

The bug was discovered 12/08/2005. The weakness was shared 12/10/2005 by Patrick (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-3532 since 11/16/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22783 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is .

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (23532), Tenable (22783), SecurityFocus (BID 15771†), OSVDB (21541†) and Secunia (SA17919†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 22783
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OpenVAS ID: 55972
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 917-1 (courier)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/16/2005 🔍
12/08/2005 +22 days 🔍
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03/11/2015 +2612 days 🔍
07/06/2021 +2309 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Patrick
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-3532 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3532
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27404
X-Force: 23532
SecurityFocus: 15771 - Courier Mail Server Unauthorized Access Vulnerability
Secunia: 17919
OSVDB: 21541 - CVE-2005-3532 - Double Precision Incorporated - Courier Mail Server - High
Vulnerability Center: 17362 - Courier Mail Server 0.37.3 - 0.52.1 Allows Authentication Using Disabled Accounts, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 07/06/2021 20:21
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (65), 08/03/2019 16:23 (5), 07/06/2021 20:21 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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