Atrium Software Mercur Mail Server 3.2 Directory Traversal Vulnerability

BID:1144

Info

Atrium Software Mercur Mail Server 3.2 Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 1144
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: Yes
Published: Apr 21 2000 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 21 2000 12:00AM
Credit: Discovered by Leonid Medevedv <[email protected]> and posted to NTBugtraq on April 21, 2000.
Vulnerable: Atrium Software Mercur Mail Server 3.2
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Atrium Software Mercur Mail Server 3.2 Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Any email message in a known mailbox of a known user can be read by remote users through directory traversing in Atrium Mercur Mail Server 3.2. This is accomplished by logging onto the Mail Server and executing IMAP commands accompanied by paths such as /../../directory.

Exploit / POC

Atrium Software Mercur Mail Server 3.2 Directory Traversal Vulnerability

see discussion

Solution / Fix

Atrium Software Mercur Mail Server 3.2 Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently the SecurityFocus staff are not aware of any vendor supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

References

Atrium Software Mercur Mail Server 3.2 Directory Traversal Vulnerability

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