MailCarrier EHLO and HELO buffer overflow
| mailcarrier-ehlo-helo-bo (17861) |  High Risk |
Description:
MailCarrier is vulnerable to a buffer overflow. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted EHLO or HELO command to overflow a buffer and possibly execute arbitrary code on the system.
Platforms Affected:
- Tabs Labortorties, MailCarrier 2.51
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Oct 26 2004 - 11:35:50 CDT , MailCarrier 2.51 SMTP server Buffer Overflow [PoC included] at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-10/0274.html.
- Tabs Laboratories Web Site, MailCarrier Web at http://www.tabslab.com/en/.
- BID-11535: Tabs Laboratories MailCarrier Remote SMTP EHLO/HELO Buffer Overflow
- CVE-2004-1638: Buffer overflow in MailCarrier 2.51 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) EHLO and possibly (2) HELO command.
- SA12999: MailCarrier HELO/EHLO Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Reported:
Oct 26, 2004
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