Description
Buffer overflow in Citadel SMTP server 7.10 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long RCPT TO command, which is not properly handled by the makeuserkey function. NOTE: some of these details were obtained from third party information.
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
- Citadel SMTP 7.10 - Remote Overflow EDB-4949 · remote · Jan 21, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- http://www.milw0rm.com/sploits/2008-vs-GNU-citadel.tar.gz
- 27376 vdb-entry
- 1019255 vdb-entry
- 4949 exploit
- ADV-2008-0252 vdb-entry
- 28590 third-party-advisory
- citadel-makeuserkey-bo(39807) vdb-entry