19926 : GFI MailSecurity HTTP Management Interface Request Header Overflow
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10 months ago

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Disclosure

Oct 12, 2005

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Description

A remote overflow exists in GFI MailSecurity. The product fails to validate the length of the 'Host' or 'Accept' header resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can cause a Denial of Service or possibly system compromise resulting in a loss of integrity and/or availability.

Classification

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

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, GFI has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products

GFI Software
Watch-list
MailSecurity
Watch-list
8.1

References

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Nessus

20016

Credit

  • Gary O'leary-Steele - GaryOBrand New Doo Doosec-1.com - SEC-1 LTD

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