Novell NetMail 3.5.2 avirus.exe memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Novell NetMail 3.5.2. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file avirus.exe. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-6302. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Novell NetMail 3.5.2 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the file avirus.exe. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in avirus.exe in Novell NetMail 3.5.2 before Messaging Architects M+NetMail 3.52f (aka 3.5.2F) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified ASCII integers used as memory allocation arguments, aka "ZDI-CAN-162."

The weakness was disclosed 12/10/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at secunia.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-6302 since 12/10/2007. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 3.5.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (38909), SecurityFocus (BID 26753†), Secunia (SA27974†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1019063†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: NetMail 3.5.2

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12/07/2007 🔍
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09/13/2018 +1277 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-6302 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-6302
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39992
X-Force: 38909 - Novell NetMail AntiVirus agent buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 26753 - Novell NetMail and M+NetMail Antivirus Agent Multiple Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 27974 - Novell NetMail AntiVirus Agent Integer Overflow Vulnerability, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1019063
Vupen: ADV-2007-4112

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Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 09/13/2018 09:25
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (54), 09/13/2018 09:25 (12)
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