Eudora Internet Mail Server long USER command denial of service
| eudora-ims-user-dos (7300) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Qualcomms Eudora Internet Mail Server (EIMS) is vulnerable to a denial of service attack, caused by a buffer overflow from a long USER command. By connecting to TCP port 106 and issuing a USER command followed by a string containing 1000 bytes or more, a remote attacker can overflow a buffer and cause the server to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- Qualcomm, EIMS Server 2.01 and prior
Remedy:
No remedy available as of November 22, 2008.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue, 14 Apr 1998 11:05:03 -0500, MacOS based buffer overflows¿ at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/1998_2/0084.html.
- BID-75: Eudora Internet Mail Server Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-1999-1113: Buffer overflow in Eudora Internet Mail Server (EIMS) 2.01 and earlier on MacOS systems allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long USER command to port 106.
Reported:
Apr 14, 1998
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