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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2006-6424

Overview

Multiple buffer overflows in Novell NetMail before 3.52e FTF2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code (1) by appending literals to certain IMAP verbs when specifying command continuation requests to IMAPD, resulting in a heap overflow; and (2) via crafted arguments to the STOR command to the Network Messaging Application Protocol (NMAP) daemon, resulting in a stack overflow.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

Solution

Successful exploitation requires a valid user account. This vulnerability is addressed in the following product update: Novell, NetMail, 3.52e FTF2}

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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#912505

Name: VU#912505

Hyperlink:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/912505

US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#381161

Name: VU#381161

Hyperlink:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/381161

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/134/3096026_f.SAL_Public.html

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/134/3096026_f.SAL_Public.html

External Source: MISC

Name: http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-053.html

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-053.html

External Source: MISC

Name: http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-052.html

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-052.html

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20061223 ZDI-06-053: Novell NetMail IMAP Verb Literal Heap Overflow Vulnerability

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/455202/100/0/threaded

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20061223 ZDI-06-052: Novell NetMail NMAP STOR Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/455201/100/0/threaded

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2006-5134

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2006/5134

External Source: MISC

Name: http://www.cirt.dk/advisories/cirt-48-advisory.txt

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.cirt.dk/advisories/cirt-48-advisory.txt

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1017437

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://securitytracker.com/id?1017437

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 23437

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/23437

External Source: BID

Name: 21724

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21724

External Source: BID

Name: 21725

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21725

External Source: SREASON

Name: 2081

Hyperlink:http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2081