Eudora Internet Mail Server up to 3.2.7 NTLM Authentication denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Eudora Internet Mail Server up to 3.2.7. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component NTLM Authentication. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2006-0141. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Eudora Internet Mail Server up to 3.2.7 (Mail Server Software). This affects some unknown processing of the component NTLM Authentication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Qualcomm Eudora Internet Mail Server (EIMS) before 3.2.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via (1) malformed NTLM authentication requests, or a malformed (2) Incoming Mail X or (3) Temporary Mail file.

The weakness was released 01/09/2006 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at eudora.co.nz. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-0141. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20394 (Eudora Internet Mail Server (EIMS) < 3.2.8 Multiple DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SMTP problems. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 74209 (Qualcomm Eudora Internet Mail Server Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 3.2.8 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24033), Tenable (20394), SecurityFocus (BID 16179†), OSVDB (22288†) and Secunia (SA18356†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 20394
Nessus Name: Eudora Internet Mail Server (EIMS) < 3.2.8 Multiple DoS
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Internet Mail Server 3.2.8

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: eudora.co.nz
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-0141 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0141
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28251
X-Force: 24033
SecurityFocus: 16179 - Qualcomm Eudora Internet Mail Server Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 18356
OSVDB: 22288 - Eudora Internet Mail Server (EIMS) Malformed NTLM Authentication Request DoS
Vulnerability Center: 10158 - Qualcomm EIMS Remote DoS via Malformed Requests, High

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 06/23/2025 04:46
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (58), 12/01/2016 12:21 (9), 07/07/2021 13:05 (4), 07/07/2021 13:11 (1), 06/23/2025 04:46 (18)
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