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CommuniGate Pro HTTP Configuration Port Remote Overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 10048

Synopsis

The remote service has a buffer overflow vulnerability.

Description

The remote host appears to be running Communigate Pro, a commercial email and groupware application.

It was possible to crash this service by :

 - First, connecting to port 8010 and sending 70 KB of data (AAA[...]AAA) followed by '\r '.

 - Then, connecting to port 25.

A remote attacker could exploit this to crash the service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade to Communigate Pro version 3.2 or later.

See Also

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/1999/Dec/62

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 10048

File Name: communigatepro_overflow.nasl

Version: 1.38

Type: remote

Family: Web Servers

Published: 12/4/1999

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode, Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:communigate:communigate_pro_core_server

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/2/1999

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-1999-0865

BID: 860