Websense Personal Email Manager up to 7.0 STEMWADM.EXE denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Websense Personal Email Manager up to 7.0. This affects an unknown part of the file STEMWADM.EXE. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-3749. Additionally, an exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Websense Personal Email Manager up to 7.0. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the file STEMWADM.EXE. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

The Web Administrator service (STEMWADM.EXE) in Websense Personal Email Manager 7.1 before Hotfix 4 and Email Security 7.1 before Hotfix 4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by sending a HTTP GET request to TCP port 8181 and closing the socket before the service can send a response.

The weakness was released 10/22/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at kb.websense.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-3749. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42292 (Websense Email Security < 7.1 Hotfix 4), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

Upgrading to version 7.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (9980), Tenable (42292), SecurityFocus (BID 36740†), Secunia (SA37091†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23899†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-50535. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 42292
Nessus Name: Websense Email Security < 7.1 Hotfix 4
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Personal Email Manager 7.1

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: forcepoint.com

Advisory: kb.websense.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-3749 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3749
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50536

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SecurityFocus: 36740 - Websense Email Security and Email Manager 'STEMWADM.EXE' Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 37091
Vulnerability Center: 23899 - Websense Email Security and Manager 7.1 \x27STEMWADM.EXE\x27 Remote DoS Vulnerability, High

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

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 04/06/2025 08:28
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (58), 02/16/2017 10:06 (11), 08/24/2021 10:32 (4), 08/24/2021 10:38 (1), 10/04/2024 13:26 (15), 04/06/2025 08:28 (3)
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