Novell NetMail IMAP Command Continuation memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Novell NetMail. The impacted element is the function Continuation of the component IMAP Command Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-1758. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Novell NetMail (version now known). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function Continuation of the component IMAP Command Handler. 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 bug was discovered 04/25/2005. The weakness was shared 09/01/2005 by Pedram Amini with OpenRCE (Website). The advisory is shared at support.novell.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-1758. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 46 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18506 (Novell NetMail < 3.52C IMAP Agent Multiple Remote Overflows), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gain a shell remotely.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (18506), SecurityFocus (BID 14718†), OSVDB (17239†), Secunia (SA15644†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-8416†). The entries VDB-1725, VDB-25446 and VDB-25445 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 18506
Nessus Name: Novell NetMail < 3.52C IMAP Agent Multiple Remote Overflows
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04/25/2005 🔍
05/28/2005 +32 days 🔍
06/10/2005 +13 days 🔍
06/17/2005 +6 days 🔍
09/01/2005 +76 days 🔍
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04/18/2016 +3881 days 🔍
07/09/2024 +3004 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: support.novell.com
Researcher: Pedram Amini
Organization: OpenRCE
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-1758 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1758
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-82529
SecurityFocus: 14718 - Novell NetMail Remote IMAP Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 15644
OSVDB: 17239 - Novell NetMail IMAP Command Continuation Function Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 8416

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/18/2016 22:27
Updated: 07/09/2024 04:45
Changes: 04/18/2016 22:27 (44), 10/12/2018 08:20 (7), 07/25/2022 09:22 (3), 07/25/2022 09:26 (7), 06/14/2024 16:02 (18), 07/09/2024 04:45 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:823:103

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