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From: Abraham Lincoln (sunninja_at_scientist.com)
Date: Mon Aug 19 2002 - 12:07:40 CDT
Good Day. The information below is the same as the security advisory regarding kerio mail server. Thank YOU!
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NSSI-Research Labs Security Advisory
"Maximum e-security"
http://nssilabs.nssolution.com
Kerio Mail Server 5.0 Multiple DOS and Cross-site scripting
Vulnerabilities
Author: Abraham Lincoln Hao / SunNinja
e-Mail: Abraham
nssolution.com / SunNinja
nssolution.com
Advisory code: nssilabs-keriosecvuln
Platform: Windows NT / 2000 / XP
Vendor Status: No Response for 1 1/2 weeks after the notice.
Vendors website: http://www.kerio.com
Severity: High
Overview
Kerio Mail Server 5.x is designed as a “secure mail server
accessible from anywhere” . that offers the following features; POP3,
SMTP, IMAP, Secure IMAP, POP3S, Web-mail, Secure Web-mail,
Anti-virus, Mail back-up etc.. This is based on their web-site *wink*
Kerio Mail Server for windows platform contains a multiple DOS and
Cross-Site scripting scripting vulnerabilities in All mail services
and Web mail module of the mail server This vulnerabilities could
allow an attacker to disable the whole mail server services and
allow malicious script to execute.
1] Multiple DOS vulnerabilities with Kerio Mail Server services
- By sending multiple "SYN" packet to every services of the mail
server (POP3, SMTP, IMAP, Secure IMAP, POP3S, Web-mail, Secure
Web-mail) it would stop the mail server services from responding.
Sending minimum of 5 syn packet is enough to stop the service from
responding and the service will be up again after several mins. This
vulnerability consumes all resources of the system that forces the
service to stop responding.
2] Cross-Site Scripting vulnerabilities
- Kerio's Web-Mail contains a Multiple Cross-site scripting
vulnerabilities that could allow any user who's allowed to access the
web-mail to execute Malicious scripts. Even Secure Web-mail is
affected by this vulnerability.
Affected links:
http:// http:// http:// http:// http:// http:// Workaround:
1] Filter All Services and only allow trusted source inside the
2] Cross-site scripting vulnerability workaround
- Filter Port 80 and HTTPS and only allow those ports to be
Any Questions? Suggestions? or Comments? let us know
e-mail: nssilabs ================================Cut===============================================
Regards,
network ;] (Disable all services outside the network *nodz*)
access locally to minimize the threat or use a Application-based
Firewall to filter malicious scripting execution.
nssolution.com / SunNinja
nssolution.com /
support
nssolution.com
thanks.
-Abraham-
NSSI Technologies Inc.
http://nssilabs.nssolution.com
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