18407 : BusinessMail SMTP Multiple Command Remote Overflow DoS
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about 1 year ago

Percent Complete
100%

Disclosure
Aug 01, 2005

Discovery
Unknown

Dates

Exploit
Aug 01, 2005

Solution
Unknown

Keywords

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Description

 BusinessMail SMTP contains a flaw that may allow a remote attacker to crash the service. The issue is due to the SMTP HELO and MAIL FROM commands not properly sanitizing user input. By providing overly long strings to either command, the service will crash requiring restart.

Classification

 Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Denial of Service, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Availability
Exploit: Exploit Available
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

 Upgrade to version 4.7 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products
NetCplus
Watch-list
BUSINESSMAIL
Watch-list
 4.60.00

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 19365

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