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Mercury Mail Transport System IMAP Data Handling Buffer Overflow
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA24367
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Release Date:
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2007-03-07
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Popularity:
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7,481 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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Unpatched
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| Software: | Mercury Mail Transport System 4.x
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Binary Analysis:
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BA41 :: Available for 1 Credit 
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Description:
mu-b has discovered a vulnerability in Mercury Mail Transport System, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when processing IMAP continuation data from the client. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted series of commands and data sent to the IMAP service.
This vulnerability may be related to:
SA22857
Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.
The vulnerability is reported in version 4.01b and confirmed in version 4.01a. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Restrict access to the IMAP service.
Provided and/or discovered by:
mu-b
Original Advisory:
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-March/052802.html
Other References:
SA22857:
http://secunia.com/advisories/22857
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