SLMail 3.0.2421 Buffer Overflow 'Mail From' Vulnerability

BID:153

Info

SLMail 3.0.2421 Buffer Overflow 'Mail From' Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 153
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: Unknown
Published: Jul 09 1998 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 09 1998 12:00AM
Credit: An excellent post on this vulnerability was posted to NTBugtraq on July 8, 1998 by it's author, Ezekial Morrow <[email protected]>
Vulnerable: Seattle Lab Software SLMail 3.0.2421
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

SLMail 3.0.2421 Buffer Overflow 'Mail From' Vulnerability

A buffer overflow exists in Seattle Lab Software's SLMail program that allow an attacker to potential run arbitrary commands on any NT machine which has SLMail installed. By failing to properly bound the length of the "mail from" field, SLMail is left vulnerable to a stack overrun.

This is an exploitable overflow -- the author of the advisory gave extensive description to how one would go about writing an exploit for this problem, but did not publish an exploit. It should not be assumed, however, that exploits do not exist.

Exploit / POC

SLMail 3.0.2421 Buffer Overflow 'Mail From' Vulnerability

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

Solution / Fix

SLMail 3.0.2421 Buffer Overflow 'Mail From' Vulnerability

Solution:
The only solution to this vulnerability is to either disable SLMail, or upgrade to a later version. Patch information is available at http://www.seattlelab.com/

References

SLMail 3.0.2421 Buffer Overflow 'Mail From' Vulnerability

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