DBMail 2.2.6/2.2.7/2.2.8 Active Directory improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in DBMail 2.2.6/2.2.7/2.2.8. This affects an unknown part of the component Active Directory. This manipulation causes improper authentication. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2007-6714. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in DBMail 2.2.6/2.2.7/2.2.8. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Active Directory. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

DBMail before 2.2.9, when using authldap with an LDAP server that supports anonymous login such as Active Directory, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via an empty password, which causes the LDAP bind to indicate success based on anonymous authentication.

The bug was discovered 04/17/2008. The weakness was published 12/16/2007 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at dbmail.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-6714 since 04/17/2008. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 32410 (Fedora 9 : dbmail-2.2.9-1.fc9 (2008-4245)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 2.2.8 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41907), Tenable (32410), SecurityFocus (BID 28849†), OSVDB (44561†) and Secunia (SA29903†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 32410
Nessus Name: Fedora 9 : dbmail-2.2.9-1.fc9 (2008-4245)
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OpenVAS ID: 860829
OpenVAS Name: Family Connections argv[1] Parameter Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: DBMail 2.2.8

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03/16/2015 +2489 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: dbmail.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-6714 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-6714
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42055
X-Force: 41907
SecurityFocus: 28849 - DBMail Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 29903
OSVDB: 44561 - DBMail authldap Null LDAP Password Remote Authentication Bypass
SecurityTracker: 1019914
Vulnerability Center: 18279 - NFG DBMail LDAP Authentication Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackers to Bypass Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-1321

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/09/2019 18:17
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (73), 08/09/2019 18:17 (9)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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