Ipswitch IMAIL 2006 ActiveX Control imailapi.dll memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Ipswitch IMAIL 2006 and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function in the library imailapi.dll of the component ActiveX Control. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2007-1637. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Ipswitch IMAIL 2006 (Mail Server Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part in the library imailapi.dll of the component ActiveX Control. 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:

Multiple buffer overflows in the IMAILAPILib ActiveX control (IMailAPI.dll) in Ipswitch IMail Server before 2006.2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the (1) WebConnect and (2) Connect members in the (a) IMailServer control; (3) Sync3 and (4) Init3 members in the (b) IMailLDAPService control; and the (5) SetReplyTo member in the (c) IMailUserCollection control.

The bug was discovered 03/05/2007. The weakness was published 03/23/2007 with iDEFENSE (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-1637 since 03/23/2007. 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 was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24782 (Ipswitch IMail Server < 2006.2 Multiple Remote Overflows), 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 2006.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (32857), Tenable (24782), SecurityFocus (BID 22852†), OSVDB (33648†) and Secunia (SA24422†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source 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: 24782
Nessus Name: Ipswitch IMail Server < 2006.2 Multiple Remote Overflows
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: IMAIL 2006.2

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03/05/2007 🔍
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03/08/2007 +1 days 🔍
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03/23/2007 +11 days 🔍
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07/16/2019 +1586 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ipswitch.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Organization: iDEFENSE
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-1637 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-1637
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-35815
X-Force: 32857
SecurityFocus: 22852 - Ipswitch IMail Server/Collaboration Suite Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 24422 - Ipswitch IMail Server/Collaboration Suite IMAILAPI.DLL ActiveX Control Buffer Overflows, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 33648 - Ipswitch IMail and Collaboration Suite multiple IMail ActiveX controls buffer overflow
SecurityTracker: 1017737
Vulnerability Center: 14587 - Ipswitch IMail Server/Collaboration Suite Multiple Unspecified Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2007-0853

Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 12:16
Updated: 07/16/2019 14:34
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (77), 07/16/2019 14:34 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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