National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2011-1432

Overview

The STARTTLS implementation in SCO SCOoffice Server does not properly restrict I/O buffering, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to insert commands into encrypted SMTP sessions by sending a cleartext command that is processed after TLS is in place, related to a "plaintext command injection" attack, a similar issue to CVE-2011-0411.

Description

Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/77.html Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#MAPG-8D9M6A

Name: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-8D9M6A

Hyperlink:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-8D9M6A

US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#555316

Name: VU#555316

Hyperlink:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/555316

External Source: XF

Name: multiple-starttls-command-execution(65932)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/65932

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2011-0613

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0613

External Source: BID

Name: 46767

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46767