Atrium Software MERCUR Messaging 2005 SMTP Service memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Atrium Software MERCUR Messaging 2005 2005 and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component SMTP Service. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2006-7038. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Atrium Software MERCUR Messaging 2005 2005. Affected is an unknown code of the component SMTP Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple buffer overflows in MERCUR Messaging 2005 before Service Pack 4 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via (1) "long command lines at port 32000" and (2) certain name service queries that are not properly handled by the SMTP service.

The bug was discovered 06/10/2006. The weakness was disclosed 02/22/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-7038 since 02/22/2007. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 7 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21728 (MERCUR Messaging < 2005 SP4 Multiple Remote DoS Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context r.

Upgrading to version 5.0_sp3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (27231), Tenable (21728), SecurityFocus (BID 18462†), OSVDB (26515†) and Secunia (SA20432†). The entries VDB-35175, VDB-35174 and VDB-35173 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 21728
Nessus Name: MERCUR Messaging < 2005 SP4 Multiple Remote DoS Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MERCUR Messaging 2005 5.0_sp3

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06/10/2006 🔍
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06/15/2006 +5 days 🔍
06/16/2006 +1 days 🔍
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06/20/2006 +3 days 🔍
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06/21/2019 +1561 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-7038 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-7038
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-35172
X-Force: 27231
SecurityFocus: 18462 - Atrium Software Mercur Messaging Multiple Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 20432 - Mercur Messaging Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 26515 - MERCUR Messaging 2005 SMTP name server queries denial of service
Vulnerability Center: 11972 - Mercur Messaging 2005 SMTP Service Denial of Service, High
Vupen: ADV-2006-2354

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 12:16
Updated: 06/21/2019 09:09
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (74), 06/21/2019 09:09 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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