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[sec-adv] Mercur Mail Server IMAP Buffer Overflow

From: Secunia Security Advisories (sec-advsecunia.com)
Date: Mon Jun 09 2003 - 06:11:48 CDT


TITLE:
Mercur Mail Server IMAP Buffer Overflow

READ ONLINE:
http://www.secunia.com/advisories/8966/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
DoS

WHERE:
From remote

SOFTWARE:
Mercur Mail Server 4.x

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been identified in Mercur Mail Server possibly
allowing execution of arbitrary code.

The problem is within the IMAP service, by sending a long string to
any command including "LOGIN" a buffer overflow may be caused. This
allows malicious people to crash the service or possibly execute
arbitrary code on the system.

This has been reported to affect version 4.2.14.0 and prior.

SOLUTION:
Version 4.2.15.0 is not vulnerable.

REPORTED BY / CREDITS:
Dennis Rand

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.infowarfare.dk/Advisories/iw-18-advisory.txt

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