Mercury Mail Transport System mailbox name service buffer overflow
| mercury-mailboxnameservice-bo (23669) |  High Risk |
Description:
Mercury Mail Transport System could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a buffer overflow in the mailbox name service. By sending specially-crafted data to the mailbox name service on port 105, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Apply the patch for this vulnerability (m4-whfix.zip), available from the FTP Maine server Web site. See References.
References:
- FTP Maine server Web page: Index of ftp://ftp.usm.maine.edu/pegasus/mercury32/.
- Pmail Web site: Mercury Mail Transport System, Windows version - Features.
- BID-16396: Mercury Mail Remote Mailbox Name Service Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2005-4411: Buffer overflow in Mercury Mail Transport System 4.01b allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long request to TCP port 105.
- SA18611: Mercury Mail Transport System Buffer Overflow
- SECTRACK ID: 1015374: Mercury Mail Transport System Buffer Overflow in Mailbox Name Service Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Platforms Affected:
- Pmail Mercury Mail Transport System 4.01b
Reported:
Dec 16, 2005
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