ClearSwift MIMEsweeper for SMTP up to 4.3.15 PowerPoint Document memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ClearSwift MIMEsweeper for SMTP up to 4.3.15. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component PowerPoint Document Handler. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2003-1477. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ClearSwift MIMEsweeper for SMTP up to 4.3.15. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block of the component PowerPoint Document Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

MAILsweeper for SMTP 4.3.6 and 4.3.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a PowerPoint attachment that either (1) is corrupt or (2) contains "embedded objects."

The bug was discovered 05/12/2003. The weakness was shared 08/13/2004 with Clearswift (Website). The advisory is shared at download.mimesweeper.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2003-1477 since 10/24/2007. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 15 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11650 (MAILsweeper for SMTP PowerPoint Document Processing DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SMTP problems and running in the context r.

Upgrading to version 4.3.15 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at download.mimesweeper.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (12052), Tenable (11650), SecurityFocus (BID 7562†), OSVDB (8656†) and Secunia (SA12277†). The entry VDB-21396 is related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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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Nessus ID: 11650
Nessus Name: MAILsweeper for SMTP PowerPoint Document Processing DoS
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MIMEsweeper for SMTP 4.3.15
Patch: download.mimesweeper.com

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05/12/2003 🔍
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05/27/2003 +15 days 🔍
12/31/2003 +218 days 🔍
08/13/2004 +226 days 🔍
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08/16/2004 +2 days 🔍
10/24/2007 +1164 days 🔍
06/29/2019 +4266 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: download.mimesweeper.com
Researcher: http://www.mimesweeper.com
Organization: Clearswift
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2003-1477 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1477
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-789
X-Force: 12052 - MAILsweeper for SMTP MS PowerPoint file denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 7562 - Clearswift MailSweeper PowerPoint File Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 12277 - MAILsweeper for SMTP PowerPoint Document Processing Denial of Service, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 8656 - MAILsweeper for SMTP PowerPoint Document Processing DoS

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/16/2004 10:53
Updated: 06/29/2019 08:16
Changes: 08/16/2004 10:53 (84), 06/29/2019 08:16 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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