Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP service for MailEnable Professional and Enterprise Edition 2.0 through 2.35, Professional Edition 1.6 through 1.84, and Enterprise Edition 1.1 through 1.41 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a pre-authentication command followed by a crafted parameter and a long string, as addressed by the ME-10025 hotfix.
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.
Metasploit 1 module
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MailEnable IMAPD (2.34/2.35) Login Request Buffer Overflow
exploit/windows/imap/mailenable_login
Exploit-DB 3
- MailEnable IMAPD Professional (2.35) - Login Request Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) EDB-16475 · remote · Apr 30, 2010 · verified
- MailEnable IMAPD Enterprise 2.32 < 2.34 - Remote Buffer Overflow EDB-3319 · remote · Feb 16, 2007 · verified
- MailEnable IMAPD Professional 2.35 - Remote Buffer Overflow EDB-3320 · remote · Feb 16, 2007 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-73/advisory/
- 2022 third-party-advisory
- 21492 vdb-entry
- http://www.mailenable.com/hotfix/
- mailenable-bounds-imap-bo(30796) vdb-entry
- 23201 third-party-advisory
- 20061211 Secunia Research: MailEnable IMAP Service Buffer OverflowVulnerability mailing-list