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MailMax Buffer Overflow in IMAPMax Module
Secunia Advisory: SA8580
Release Date: 2003-04-14
Popularity: 4,500 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: DoS
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:MailMax 5.x

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in MailMax, which could be exploited by a malicious person to conduct a DoS (Denial of Service). However, further research from security specialist Mark Litchfield indicates that the vulnerability also can be exploited to compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the included IMAPMax module. A malicious person can exploit this by supplying a long, specially crafted argument to the "LOGIN" command during authentication, which can result in execution of arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.

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