Description
Buffer overflow in the IMAP service of MailEnable Professional Edition 1.52 and Enterprise Edition 1.01 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long command string or (2) a long string to the MEIMAP service and then terminating the connection.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- MailEnable Mail Server IMAP 1.52 - Remote Buffer Overflow EDB-658 · remote · Nov 25, 2004 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 12136 vdb-entry
- 13318 third-party-advisory
- 1012327 vdb-entry
- mailenable-imap-code-execution(18286) vdb-entry
- 11755 vdb-entry
- 12135 vdb-entry
- mailenable-imap-bo(18285) vdb-entry
- http://www.hat-squad.com/en/000102.html
- 20041125 Remote buffer overflow in MailEnable IMAP service [Hat-Squad Advisory] mailing-list