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Novell Netmail WebAdmin Long Username Buffer Overflow
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA24445
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Release Date:
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2007-03-08
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Last Update:
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2007-03-09
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Popularity:
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7,483 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Novell NetMail 3.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-1350
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Novell Netmail, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within WEBADMIN.EXE when performing HTTP Basic authentication. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted packet with an overly long (greater than 213 bytes) username string sent to default port 89/TCP.
Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.
The vulnerability is reported in version 3.5.2. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Apply NetMail 3.52E Update.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Discovered by an anonymous researcher and reported via ZDI.
Changelog:
2007-03-09: Added link to US-CERT.
Original Advisory:
Novell:
http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=sMYRODW09pw
ZDI:
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-009.html
Other References:
US-CERT VU#919369:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/919369
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