eXtremail all digit password allows unauthorized access
| extremail-password-gain-access (15329) |  High Risk |
Description:
eXtremail could allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the server. If the login account contains only digits or begins with a digit, a remote attacker can login without supplying any password or by supplying a password containing any digits to gain unauthorized access to the server.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of May 1, 2013.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Feb 26 2004 - 15:51:05 CST: Extremail Security Problem.
- eXtremail Web site: eXtremail mail server home page.
- BID-9754: eXtremail Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-0332: Extremail 1.5.9 does not check passwords correctly when they are all digits or begin with a digit, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges.
- OSVDB ID: 4127: eXtremail Numeric Password User Authentication Bypass
Platforms Affected:
- eXtremail eXtremail 1.5.9
Reported:
Feb 26, 2004
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