Description
Buffer overflow in the IMAP service in NetWin Surgemail 3.9e, and possibly other versions before 3.9g2, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long first argument to the APPEND command, a different vector than CVE-2008-1497 and CVE-2008-1498. NOTE: due to lack of details, it is not certain whether this is the same issue as CVE-2008-2859.
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
- Surgemail 39e-1 - (Authenticated) IMAP Remote Buffer Overflow (Denial of Service) (PoC) EDB-5968 · dos · Jun 30, 2008 · verified
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References
- 5968 exploit
- 30000 vdb-entry
- 20080917 [AJECT] SurgeMail IMAP 3.9e vulnerability mailing-list
- http://www.netwinsite.com/surgemail/help/updates.htm