Internet Anywhere (IA) eMailServer IMAP buffer overflow
| ia-emailserver-imap-bo (24812) |  High Risk |
Description:
Internet Anywhere eMailServer Corporate Edition is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the IMAP server. By sending an overly long SEARCH command to the IMAP server, a remote authenticated attacker could overflow a buffer and cause the IMAP Server to crash or execute arbitrary code on the system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.2 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 3.4 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Feb 20 2006 - 11:47:52 CST: [AJECT] TrueNorth IA eMailserver 5.3.4 buffer overflow vulnerability.
- NoticeWare Corporation Web site: IA Mailserver Corporate Edition.
- BID-16744: True North Software IA EMailServer Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-0853: Buffer overflow in the IMAP service of TrueNorth Internet Anywhere (IA) eMailserver 5.3.4 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long SEARCH argument.
- OSVDB ID: 23377: IA eMailServer IMAP SEARCH Command Remote Overflow
- SA18986: IA eMailServer IMAP Command Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1015664: IA eMailServer Buffer Overflow in MAP SEARCH Command Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0686: IA eMailServer IMAP SEARCH Command Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- True North Software IA eMailServer Corporate Edition 5.3.4
Reported:
Feb 20, 2006
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