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SurgeMail Format String and Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA29105
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Release Date:
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2008-02-26
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Last Update:
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2008-03-27
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Popularity:
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3,465 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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: | SurgeMail 3.x
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| | CVE reference: | CVE-2008-1054
CVE-2008-1055
CVE-2008-1497
CVE-2008-1498
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Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been discovered in SurgeMail, which can be exploited by malicious users to compromise a vulnerable system and by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or potentially compromise a vulnerable system.
1) A format string error in the webmail.exe CGI application when handling e.g. strings assigned to the "page" parameter can be exploited via a specially crafted HTTP request containing format string specifiers.
Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.
2) A boundary error in "_lib_spawn_user_getpid()" within swatch.exe and surgemail.exe can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted HTTP request containing e.g. multiple overly long headers.
3) A boundary error exists within the IMAP service when processing "LIST" commands. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via an overly long argument to a "LIST" command.
4) A boundary error exists within the IMAP service when processing "LSUB" commands. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via an overly long argument to a "LSUB" command.
Successful exploitation of vulnerabilities #3 and #4 allow execution of arbitrary code, but requires valid user credentials.
The vulnerabilities are confirmed in version 38k4. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Update to version 39c.
http://www.netwinsite.com/cgi-bin/keycgi.exe?cmd=download&product=surgemail
Provided and/or discovered by:
1, 2) Luigi Auriemma
3) Matteo Memelli a.k.a. ryujin
4) Leon Juranic, INFIGO IS
Changelog:
2008-02-29: Added CVE reference.
2008-03-17: Added vulnerability #3. Updated "Solution" section.
2008-03-24: Added vulnerability #4. Updated "Solution" section.
2008-03-27: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
Luigi Auriemma:
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/surgemailz-adv.txt
Matteo Memelli:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/5259
INFIGO-2008-03-07:
http://www.infigo.hr/en/in_focus/advisories/INFIGO-2008-03-07
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