25445 : vpopmail Cleartext Password Authentication Bypass
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Timeline

Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date
2006-05-08	2006-05-08

Description

vpopmail contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to bypass certain security restrictions. The issue is triggered due to an error within the handling of SMTP AUTH and APOP password authentication. It is possible that the flaw may allow an attacker to authenticate to the mail server using a blank password resulting in a loss of confidentiality.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Cryptographic, Information Disclosure, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Technical

cleartext password authentication must be enabled and the victim account must not have a cleartext password set.

Solution

Upgrade to version 5.4.16 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Inter7 Internet Technologies, Inc.	vpopmail	5.4.14
		5.4.15

References

Bugtraq ID: 17894
Secunia Advisory ID: 19987
CVE ID: 2006-2346 (see also: NVD)
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2006-1698
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=415350
Vendor URL: http://www.inter7.com/vpopmail.html

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-05-15 | Disagree?

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