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gnubiff POP3 Buffer Overflow and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA12445
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Release Date:
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2004-09-06
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Last Update:
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2005-08-22
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Popularity:
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5,468 views
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Critical:
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Highly 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: | gnubiff 1.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2004-2460
CVE-2004-2461
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Description:
Two vulnerabilities have been reported in gnubiff, which potentially can be exploited to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or compromise a vulnerable system.
1) An unspecified boundary error exists within the POP3 functionality. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow and may potentially allow execution of arbitrary code.
2) An error within the POP3 functionality when processing UIDL lists can be exploited to disrupt the functionality and eventually crash the process via an infinite UIDL list.
Solution:
Update to version 2.0.0 or later.
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=94176
Changelog:
2005-08-22: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://gnubiff.sourceforge.net/changelog.php
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