BVRP SLWebMail LANGUAGE Variable Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:7524

Info

BVRP SLWebMail LANGUAGE Variable Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 7524
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: May 07 2003 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2003 12:00AM
Credit: The discovery of this vulnerability has been credited to H D Moore <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: BVRP Software SLWebMail 3
- Microsoft IIS 5.1
- Microsoft IIS 5.0
- Microsoft IIS 4.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

BVRP SLWebMail LANGUAGE Variable Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

A remotely exploitable vulnerability has been reported for SLWebMail. The problem is said to occur in multiple libraries. Specifically, due to insufficient bounds checking while processing the LANGUAGE variable it may be possible to trigger a buffer overflow in one of multiple libraries. Successful exploitation of this issue may result in the corruption of sensitive memory locations and the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of SLWebMail.

Solution / Fix

BVRP SLWebMail LANGUAGE Variable Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Although unconfirmed, this issue may be fixed in an updated version. Users are advised to contact the vendor for further information.

Currently we 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] <mailto:[email protected]>.

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