Ipswitch IMail Server SMTP Service Crafted RCPT String Remote Overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 22314

Synopsis

The remote SMTP server is affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability.

Description

The remote host is running Ipswitch Collaboration Suite / IMail Secure Server / IMail Server, commercial messaging and collaboration suites for Windows.

According to its banner, the version of Ipswitch Collaboration Suite / IMail Secure Server / IMail Server installed on the remote host has a stack-based buffer overflow in its SMTP server component that can be triggered by long strings within the characters '@' and ':'. An unauthenticated attacker may be able to leverage this flaw to crash the SMTP service or even to execute arbitrary code remotely.

Solution

Upgrade to version 2006.1 of the appropriate application.

See Also

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-028/

https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2006/Sep/93

https://community.ipswitch.com/s/

http://www.ipswitch.com/support/imail/releases/im20061.asp

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 22314

File Name: ipswitch_imail_2006.1.nasl

Version: 1.23

Type: remote

Published: 9/8/2006

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:ipswitch:imail

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/6/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/7/2006

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-4379

BID: 19885