MailEnable IMAP NULL pointer denial of service
| mailenable-null-imap-dos (30797) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
MailEnable is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference in the IMAP service. By sending a specially-crafted request, a remote attacker could cause the system to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 3.7 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Apply the Hotfix ME-10025, available from the MailEnable Web site. See References.
References:
- MailEnable Web site: MailEnable - Hotfix Download Page.
- BID-21362: MailEnable IMAP Service Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- BID-21493: MailEnable IMAP Service Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-6484: The IMAP service for MailEnable Professional and Enterprise Edition 2.0 through 2.34, Professional Edition 1.6 through 1.83, and Enterprise Edition 1.1 through 1.40 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors that trigger a null pointer dereference, as addressed by the ME-10023 hotfix, and a different issue than CVE-2006-6423. NOTE: some details were obtained from third party information.
- SA23267: MailEnable IMAP Service Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- MailEnable MailEnable 1.1 - 1.41 Enterprise
- MailEnable MailEnable 1.6 - 1.84 Professional
- MailEnable MailEnable 2.0 - 2.35 Professional
- MailEnable MailEnable 2.0 - 2.35 Enterprise
Reported:
Dec 08, 2006
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