CREAR ALMail32 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:574

Info

CREAR ALMail32 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 574
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-1999-0673
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Aug 08 1999 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 12:56AM
Credit: Poste to the Shadow Penguin website August 8, 1999 by UNYUN.
Vulnerable: CREAR ALMail32 1.10
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

CREAR ALMail32 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

The ALMail32 POP3 client conatins unchecked buffers in the header parsing code. An abnormally long FROM: or TO: field in the header of an incoming email will overwrite the buffer and allow arbitrary code to be executed.

Exploit / POC

CREAR ALMail32 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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Solution / Fix

CREAR ALMail32 Buffer Overflow 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

CREAR ALMail32 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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