Ipswitch Collaboration Suite IMAP FETCH buffer overflow

ipswitch-imap-fetch-bo (25133) The risk level is classified as HighHigh Risk

Description:

Ipswitch IMail Server is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the IMAP server. By sending an overly long FETCH command to the IMAP server, a remote attacker with valid authentication credentials could overflow a buffer and cause the service to crash or execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.


Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

For Ipswitch Collaboration Suite 2006 Premium Edition:
Upgrade to the latest version of Ipswitch Collaboration Suite 2006 Premium Edition (2006.03 or later) available from the Ipswitch Web site. See References.

For Ipswitch Collaboration Suite 2006 Standard Edition:
Upgrade to the latest version of Ipswitch Collaboration Suite 2006 Standard Edition (2006.03 or later) available from the Ipswitch Web site. See References.

For IMail Secure Server 2006:
Upgrade to the latest version of IMail Secure Server 2006 (2006.03 or later) available from the Ipswitch Web site. See References.

For IMail Server 2006:
Upgrade to the latest version of IMail Server 2006 (2006.03 or later) available from the Ipswitch Web site. See References.

References:

Platforms Affected:

  • Ipswitch IMail Secure Server prior to 2006.03
  • Ipswitch Imail Server 2006
  • Ipswitch Ipswitch Collaboration Suite Premium prior to 2006.03
  • Ipswitch Ipswitch Collaboration Suite Standard prior to 2006.03
  • Microsoft Windows 2003 Server

Reported:

Mar 10, 2006

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