IA eMailServer Corporate Edition IMAP4 LIST command denial of service
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Description:
IA eMailServer Corporate Edition is vulnerable to a denial of service attack caused by improper validation of user-supplied input in the mail server in the LIST IMAP command. A remote, authenticated attacker could send a specially-crafted LIST command parameter containing the characters (%x) to cause the mail server to crash.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of IA eMailServer (5.3.4.2019 or later), available from the True North Software Download Web page. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Jun 27 2005 - 03:03:20 CDT : Denial of Service Vulnerability in True North Software, Inc. IA eMailServer Corporate Edition Version: 5.2.2. Build: 1051.
- IA eMailServer Corporate Edition Web page: IA eMailServer Corporate Edition.
- True North Software Download Web page: Downloads.
- BID-14065: True North Software IA EMailServer Remote Format String Vulnerability
- CVE-2005-2083: Format string vulnerability in IMAP4 in IA eMailServer Corporate Edition 5.2.2 build 1051 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a LIST command with format string specifiers as the second argument.
- SECTRACK ID: 1014301: IA eMailServer IMAP LIST Command Validation Flaw Lets Remote Users Deny Service
Platforms Affected:
- True North Software IA eMailServer Corporate Edition 5.2.2 Bld 1051
- True North Software IA eMailServer Corporate Edition prior to 5.3.4.2019
Reported:
Jun 27, 2005
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