The Bat! subject buffer overflow
| thebat-subject-bo (24882) |  High Risk |
Description:
The Bat! is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking of the subject field in an email message. By sending a message containing an overly long subject field, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of The Bat! (3.65.03 or later), available from The Bat! Web site. See References.
References:
- Bugtraq Mailing List, Thu Feb 23 2006 - 15:37:00 CST : NSA Group Security Advisory NSAG-¹198-23.02.2006 Vulnerability The Bat v. 3.60.07.
- The Bat! Web site: The Bat! - The Natural Email System..
- BID-16797: The Bat! Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-0918: Buffer overflow in RITLabs The Bat! 3.60.07 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Subject field.
- SA18989: The Bat! Email Subject Header Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0717: The Bat! Email Subject Header Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- RITLabs The Bat! 3.60.07
Reported:
Feb 23, 2006
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