Atrium Software MERCUR Messaging 2005 SMTP Service denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Atrium Software MERCUR Messaging 2005 2005. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component SMTP Service. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-7041. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Atrium Software MERCUR Messaging 2005 2005. This affects an unknown function of the component SMTP Service. 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:

The SMTP service in MERCUR Messaging 2005 before Service Pack 4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a message in which neither the originator nor recipient address is known.

The weakness was published 02/22/2007 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-7041 since 02/22/2007. 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.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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.

Upgrading to version 5.0_sp3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (27230), Tenable (21728), SecurityFocus (BID 18462†), Secunia (SA20432†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-14543†). Similar entries are available at VDB-35174, VDB-35173 and VDB-35172. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MERCUR Messaging 2005 5.0_sp3

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06/10/2006 🔍
06/15/2006 +5 days 🔍
06/16/2006 +1 days 🔍
02/22/2007 +251 days 🔍
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03/05/2007 +11 days 🔍
03/13/2015 +2930 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-7041 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-7041
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-35175
X-Force: 27230
SecurityFocus: 18462 - Atrium Software Mercur Messaging Multiple Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 20432 - Mercur Messaging Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 14543 - Mercur Messaging 2005 SMTP Service Denial of Service via Unknown Addresses, High
Vupen: ADV-2006-2354

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 12:16
Updated: 07/13/2021 14:46
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (56), 12/25/2016 13:18 (13), 07/13/2021 14:46 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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