40 : Computalynx CMail MAIL FROM Command Remote Overflow
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Views This Week	Views All Time	Added to OSVDB	Last Modified	Modified (since 2008)	Percent Complete
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
1999-05-26

Description

A remote overflow exists in CMail. The MAIL FROM command fails to perform proper bounds checking resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted request, a remote attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Public

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.

Products

Computalynx	CMail Email Server	2.4
		2.3

References

Related OSVDB ID: 11557
Exploit Database: 19495
CVE ID: 1999-1521 (see also: NVD)
ISS X-Force ID: 2240
Bugtraq ID: 633
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/1999-q3/1429.html
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=93720402717560&w=2
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/1999/Sep/237
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/1999/Sep/237
Other Advisory URL: http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD19990526.html
http://www.eeye.com/html/Research/Advisories/AD19990526.html [ Link is 404 ]
Vendor URL: http://www.computalynx.net/software/cmail/default.asp

Tools & Filters

	10047

Credit

eEye Digital Security - eEye Digital Security

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 10.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree?

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