Description
Format string vulnerability in MemeCode Software i.Scribe 1.88 through 2.00 before Beta9 allows remote SMTP servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a server response, which is not properly handled "when displaying the signon message."
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
- i.Scribe SMTP Client 2.00b - 'wscanf' Remote Format String (PoC) EDB-7249 · dos · Nov 27, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- http://memecode.com/site/ver.php?id=264
- iscribe-smtp-format-string(46970) vdb-entry
- 32906 third-party-advisory
- 7249 exploit
- 50232 vdb-entry
- 32497 vdb-entry