5718 : FirstClass Internet Services Email To Overflow
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6 months ago

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Disclosure

Jun 27, 2000

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Jun 27, 2000

Solution

Unknown

Description

A remotely accessible overflow exists in Open Text's FirstClass mail server. The mail server fails to handle large e-mail to: values, resulting in an overflow. With a specially crafted very large request, an attacker can cause a denial of service resulting in a loss of availability.

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

Products

Open Text Corp.
Watch-list
FirstClass Internet Services
Watch-list
5.770
6.0

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