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McAfee WebShield SMTP Format String Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA19491
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Release Date:
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2006-04-04
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Last Update:
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2006-05-10
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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: | McAfee WebShield SMTP 4.x
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| | CVE reference: | CVE-2006-0559 (Secunia mirror)
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Description:
Ollie Whitehouse has reported a vulnerability in McAfee WebShield SMTP, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a format string error within the construction of bounce messages for non-existent domains and can be exploited by passing a specially crafted original destination address.
Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.
The vulnerability has been reported in version 4.5 MR1a on the Windows platform.
Solution:
Apply patch P0803 (reportedly released in August 2003) or update to version 4.5 MR2.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Ollie Whitehouse, Symantec.
Changelog:
2006-05-10: Added link to original advisory.
Original Advisory:
http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/research/SYMSA-2006-002.txt
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