OSVDB ID: 6038

Title: MailEnable Professional HTTPMail Overflow

Info

Disclosure

May 11, 2004

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Description

A remote overflow exists in MailEnable's Messaging Services when logging is enable, which occurs by default. An attacker could send an HTTP get request of 4045 bytes or more, causing a heap-based buffer overflow. An attacker could use this to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system, or simply crash the application, causing a denial of service. When logging is not enabled, the HTTP request size must be at least 8500 bytes.

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

Solution

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

Products

MailEnable Pty. Ltd.

Messaging Services

Professional Edition 1.5
Professional Edition 1.6
Professional Edition 1.7

References

Credit

  • Behrang Fouladi - behrangBrand New Doo Doohat-squad.com - Hat-Squad Security Group


Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/36218