Inter7 qmailadmin up to 1.2.9 qmailadmin.c memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Inter7 qmailadmin up to 1.2.9. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file qmailadmin.c. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-1141. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Inter7 qmailadmin up to 1.2.9 (Mail Server Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the file qmailadmin.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in qmailadmin.c in QmailAdmin before 1.2.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long PATH_INFO environment variable.

The bug was discovered 03/06/2006. The weakness was released 02/20/2006 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at sourceforge.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-1141 since 03/10/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 23709 (GLSA-200611-15 : qmailAdmin: Buffer overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 1.2.10 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 10 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 4320.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (25065), Tenable (23709), SecurityFocus (BID 16994†), OSVDB (23705†) and Secunia (SA19262†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 23709
Nessus Name: GLSA-200611-15 : qmailAdmin: Buffer overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 57928
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200611-15 (qmailadmin)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: qmailadmin 1.2.10
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: sourceforge.net
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-1141 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1141
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-29131
X-Force: 25065
SecurityFocus: 16994 - Inter7 QmailAdmin PATH_INFO Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 19262 - QmailAdmin "PATH_INFO" Handling Buffer Overflow, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 23705 - qmailadmin qmailadmin.c PATH_INFO Environment Variable Local Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 13163 - QmailAdmin 1.2.9 and Earlier Buffer Overflow Allows Remote Code Execution, High
Vupen: ADV-2006-0852

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 07/11/2019 09:28
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (84), 07/11/2019 09:28 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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