gnubiff POP3 UIDL denial of service
| gnubiff-pop3-dos (17282) |  Low Risk |
Description:
gnubiff is vulnerable to a denial of service attack, caused by a vulnerability in the POP3 feature. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted UIDL (Unique IDentification Listing) list to cause the program to crash.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of gnubiff (2.0.1 or later), available from the SourceForge.net Web site. See References.
References:
- gnubiff Home Page: gnubiff homepage.
- gnubiff Web page: gnubiff Changelog.
- SourceForge.net: Project: gnubiff: File List.
- BID-11123: gnubiff Multiple Remote POP3 Protocol Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2004-2460: Unknown vulnerability in POP3 in gnubiff before 2.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an infinite Unique IDentification Listing (UIDL) list.
- CVE-2004-2461: Buffer overflow in pop3.c in gnubiff before 2.0.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code.
- OSVDB ID: 9731: gnubiff POP3 uidl Saturation DoS
- SA12445: gnubiff POP3 Buffer Overflow and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- GNU gnubiff 1.0.1
- GNU gnubiff 1.0.10
- GNU gnubiff 1.0.2
- GNU gnubiff 1.0.3
- GNU gnubiff 1.0.4
- GNU gnubiff 1.0.5
- GNU gnubiff 1.0.6
- GNU gnubiff 1.0.7
- GNU gnubiff 1.0.8
- GNU gnubiff 1.0.9
- GNU gnubiff 1.2.0
- GNU gnubiff 1.4.0
Reported:
Sep 06, 2004
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