Atrium Software MERCUR Messaging 2005 IMAP4 Service denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Atrium Software MERCUR Messaging 2005 2005. It has been classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component IMAP4 Service. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2006-7039. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Atrium Software MERCUR Messaging 2005 2005. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component IMAP4 Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The IMAP4 service in MERCUR Messaging 2005 before Service Pack 4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a message with a long subject field.

The bug was discovered 06/10/2006. The weakness was presented 02/22/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-7039 since 02/22/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are 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 (27229), Tenable (21728), SecurityFocus (BID 18462†), OSVDB (26516†) and Secunia (SA20432†). See VDB-35175, VDB-35174 and VDB-35172 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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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 🔍
06/17/2006 +1 days 🔍
02/22/2007 +250 days 🔍
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03/13/2015 +2930 days 🔍
07/16/2019 +1586 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-7039 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-7039
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-35173
X-Force: 27229
SecurityFocus: 18462 - Atrium Software Mercur Messaging Multiple Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 20432 - Mercur Messaging Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 26516 - CVE-2006-7039 - Atrium Software - MERCUR Messaging - Denial-of-Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 14541 - Mercur Messaging IMAP4 Service 2005 Denial of Service via Long Subject Field, High
Vupen: ADV-2006-2354

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Created: 03/13/2015 12:16
Updated: 07/16/2019 10:15
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (73), 07/16/2019 10:15 (3)
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