NetWin SurgeMail up to 3.8m IMAP Service memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in NetWin SurgeMail. This affects an unknown function of the component IMAP Service. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-1497. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in NetWin SurgeMail. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component IMAP Service. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP service in NetWin SurgeMail 38k4-4 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via long arguments to the LSUB command.

The weakness was disclosed 03/25/2008 by Leon Juranic (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-1497 since 03/25/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41402), SecurityFocus (BID 28377†) and Secunia (SA29105†). The entries VDB-41254, VDB-41253 and VDB-41688 are pretty similar. 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
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Timelineinfo

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03/16/2015 +2547 days 🔍
09/20/2018 +1284 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: netwininfosolutions.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Leon Juranic
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-1497 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1497
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41687
X-Force: 41402 - SurgeMail IMAP LSUB buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 28377 - SurgeMail IMAP LSUB Command Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 29105

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 09/20/2018 12:40
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (50), 09/20/2018 12:40 (8)
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