Clearswift MIMEsweeper For Web up to 4.0 exe memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Clearswift MIMEsweeper For Web up to 4.0. This impacts an unknown function of the file exe. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2005-4526. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Clearswift MIMEsweeper For Web up to 4.0. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the file exe. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Clearswift MIMEsweeper For Web (a.k.a. WEBsweeper) 4.0 through 5.1 allows remote attackers to bypass filtering via a URL that does not include a .exe extension but returns an executable file.

The weakness was presented 12/27/2005 by Oliver (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-4526 since 12/28/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

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 (23867) and SecurityFocus (BID 15982†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

Clearswift

Name

MIMEsweeper For Web

Version

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/20/2005 🔍
12/27/2005 +7 days 🔍
12/27/2005 +0 days 🔍
12/28/2005 +1 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3361 days 🔍
07/31/2017 +872 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

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

CVE: CVE-2005-4526 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-4526
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27773
X-Force: 23867 - MIMEsweeper/Websweeper attachment content filtering bypass
SecurityFocus: 15982 - Clearswift MIMEsweeper For Web Executable File Bypass Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 07/31/2017 08:54
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (47), 07/31/2017 08:54 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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