EasyMail Objects Connect() method buffer overflow
| easymailobjects-connect-bo (32540) |  High Risk |
Description:
EasyMail Objects is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the IMAP4 module. By persuading a victim to visit a malicious Web page that passes a specially-crafted argument to the Connect() method, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5.6 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 4.1 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of EasyMail Objects (6.5 or later), available from the EasyMail Objects Web site. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Feb 15 2007 - 15:38:33 CST : EasyMail Objects v6.5 Connect Method Stack Overflow.
- EasyMail Objects Web site: EasyMail Objects-Email Components for Professionals.
- US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#281977: Quiksoft EasyMail SMTP ActiveX control stack buffer overflow vulnerabilities.
- BID-22583: EasyMail Objects Connect Method Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-1029: Stack-based buffer overflow in the Connect method in the IMAP4 component in Quiksoft EasyMail Objects before 6.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long host name.
- OSVDB ID: 33208: EasyMail Objects IMAP4 Component Connect Method Remote Overflow
- SA24199: EasyMail Objects IMAP4 and SMTP Components Buffer Overflows
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-0634: Quiksoft EasyMail Objects Connect() Method Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Quiksoft EasyMail Objects prior to 6.5
Reported:
Feb 15, 2007
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