Ipswitch IMail Server Multiple Vulnerabilities

BID:13727

Info

Ipswitch IMail Server Multiple Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 13727
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-2005-1256
CVE-2005-1249
CVE-2005-1255
CVE-2005-1252
CVE-2005-1254
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: May 24 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 03 2007 03:12AM
Credit: Sebastian Apelt is credited with the discovery of one the denial of service issues. iDEFENSE Labs also discovered a denial of service issue. The rest of the issues were discovered by anonymous researchers.
Vulnerable: Ipswitch IMail 8.15 Hotfix 1
Ipswitch IMail 8.14
Ipswitch IMail 8.13
Ipswitch IMail 8.2
Ipswitch IMail 8.1
Ipswitch IMail 8.0.5
Ipswitch IMail 8.0.3
Ipswitch IMail 7.12
Ipswitch IMail 7.1
Ipswitch IMail 7.0.7
Ipswitch IMail 7.0.6
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
- Microsoft Windows XP Home
Ipswitch IMail 7.0.5
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
- Microsoft Windows XP Home
Ipswitch IMail 7.0.4
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP3
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Ipswitch IMail 7.0.3
Ipswitch IMail 7.0.2
Ipswitch IMail 7.0.1
Ipswitch IMail 6.4
Ipswitch IMail 6.3
Ipswitch IMail 6.2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Ipswitch IMail 6.1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Ipswitch IMail 6.0.6
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Ipswitch IMail 6.0.5
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Ipswitch IMail 6.0.4
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Ipswitch IMail 6.0.3
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Ipswitch IMail 6.0.2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Ipswitch IMail 6.0.1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Ipswitch IMail 6.0
- Microsoft Windows NT 3.5.1
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Ipswitch IMail 5.0.8
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Ipswitch IMail 5.0.7
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
+ Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Ipswitch IMail 5.0.6
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
+ Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Ipswitch IMail 5.0.5
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
+ Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Ipswitch IMail 5.0
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Not Vulnerable: Ipswitch IMail 8.2 Hotfix 2

Discussion

Ipswitch IMail Server Multiple Vulnerabilities

Ipswitch IMail is prone to multiple remote vulnerabilities. Attackers may exploit these issues to deny service for legitimate users, obtaoin potentially sensitive information, and execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerabilities include a directory-traversal issue, two remote denial-of-service issues, and multiple buffer-overflow issues.

Exploit / POC

Ipswitch IMail Server Multiple Vulnerabilities

The following proof of concept for the directory-traversal issue is available:

GET /bla.jsp?\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\boot.ini HTTP/1.0

An exploit targeting the 'username' parameter of the LOGIN command has been provided by <[email protected]>.

Another exploit (imail.pl) targeting the LOGIN command has been provided by kcope.

An exploit (13727.c) targeted the LOGIN command is available by Heretic2.

Solution / Fix

Ipswitch IMail Server Multiple Vulnerabilities

Solution:
The vendor has released a fix to address these issues.


Ipswitch IMail 8.2

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