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MailEnable W3C Logging Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA17010
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Release Date:
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2005-10-04
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Last Update:
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2005-10-31
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Popularity:
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7,706 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: | MailEnable Enterprise Edition 1.x
MailEnable Professional 1.x
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in MailEnable, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified boundary error in the handling of W3C logging. This can potentially be exploited to cause a buffer overflow and may allow arbitrary code execution.
The vulnerability has been reported in the following versions:
* MailEnable Professional version 1.6 and earlier
* MailEnable Enterprise version 1.1 and earlier
Solution:
Apply cumulative update:
http://www.mailenable.com/hotfix/MEIMAPS-UPD0510310000.zip
NOTE:
* The previous hotfix (MEIMAPS-UPD0508221400) caused the IMAP service to crash on valid search strings.
* The previous hotfix (MEIMAPS-UPD0510120000) caused folder synchronization issues with WebMail, and potential UID errors and MIME decoding issues on PDAs.
A MSXML 3.0 handle leak issue has also been fixed.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by vendor.
Changelog:
2005-10-12: Vendor issues updated hotfix.
2005-10-31: Vendor issues cumulative update.
Original Advisory:
http://www.mailenable.com/hotfix/
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