bMail GBK character set SQL injection

bmail-gbkcharacterset-sql-injection (25073) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

bMail is vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote attacker could send specially-crafted SQL statements to GBK character sets using undisclosed parameters, which could allow the attacker to add, modify, or delete information in the back-end database.


Consequences:

Data Manipulation

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of bMail (PR9.1 or later), available from the bMail Web site. See References.

References:

  • bMail Web site: Main Page - bMail.
  • CVE-2006-1118: SQL injection vulnerability in bmail before Aardvark PR9.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors involving GBK character sets.
  • SA19147: bMail GBK Charsets SQL Injection Vulnerability
  • VUPEN/ADV-2006-0863: bMail GBK Charsets Handling Unspecified Remote SQL Injection Vulnerability

Platforms Affected:

  • Pommo bMail prior to PR9.1

Reported:

Mar 07, 2006

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