Novell Netmail IMAP APPEND Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:21723

Info

Novell Netmail IMAP APPEND Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 21723
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2006-6425
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Dec 22 2006 12:00AM
Updated: Feb 01 2008 05:07PM
Credit: Discovery is credited to an anonymous researcher.
Vulnerable: Novell NetMail 3.52 D
Novell NetMail 3.52 C1
Novell NetMail 3.52 C
Novell NetMail 3.52 B
Novell NetMail 3.52 A
Novell NetMail 3.52
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Novell Netmail IMAP APPEND Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Novell Netmail is prone to a remotely exploitable buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to do proper bounds checking on a client-supplied IMAP APPEND parameter.

A successful exploit could let an authenticated remote attacker execute arbitrary code in the context of the affected program.

Exploit / POC

Novell Netmail IMAP APPEND Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

The following exploit code is available as a module for the Metasploit Framework:

Solution / Fix

Novell Netmail IMAP APPEND Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
This vulnerability has been addressed by NetMail 3.52e ftf 2.


Novell NetMail 3.52

Novell NetMail 3.52 A

Novell NetMail 3.52 C

Novell NetMail 3.52 D

Novell NetMail 3.52 B

Novell NetMail 3.52 C1

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