DMail dsmtp.exe format string
| dmail-dsmtpexe-format-string (20414) |  High Risk |
Description:
NetWin's DMail is vulnerable to a format string attack caused by improper validation of user-supplied input in several administration commands. If the administrator's password is known, a remote attacker could send specially-crafted commands to the dsmtp.exe file listening on TCP port 25 to execute arbitrary code on the system with root privileges.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- DMail Web site: DMail -- Unix/Windows Mail Server Software.
- SIG^2 Vulnerability Research Advisory Release Date: 03 May 2005: NetWin DMail Server Two Vulnerabilities.
- BID-13505: NetWin DMail DSMTP Remote Format String Vulnerability
- CVE-2005-1478: Format string vulnerability in dSMTP (dsmtp.exe) in DMail 3.1a allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the xtellmail command.
- SA15242: NetWin DMail Server Two Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1013885: NetWin DMail Bugs Let Remote Users Bypass Authentication and Potentially Execute
Platforms Affected:
- NetWin DMail 3.1a NT
Reported:
May 03, 2005
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