Claws Mail 'strchr()' Function NULL Pointer Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:55837

Info

Claws Mail 'strchr()' Function NULL Pointer Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 55837
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2012-4507
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Oct 03 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 10:17PM
Credit: Michael Schwend
Vulnerable: Claws-Mail Claws-Mail 3.8.1
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Claws Mail 'strchr()' Function NULL Pointer Denial of Service Vulnerability

Claws Mail is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability caused by a NULL-pointer-dereference error.

An attacker can exploit this issue to crash the application, resulting in a denial-of-service condition.

Claws Mail 3.8.1 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

Claws Mail 'strchr()' Function NULL Pointer Denial of Service Vulnerability

A message that triggers this issue is available, please see the references for more information. Note that Symantec has not tested or verified the message.

Solution / Fix

Claws Mail 'strchr()' Function NULL Pointer Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

References

Claws Mail 'strchr()' Function NULL Pointer Denial of Service Vulnerability

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