[SA23622] Eudora WorldMail Mail Management Service Buffer Overflow

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TITLE:
Eudora WorldMail Mail Management Service Buffer Overflow

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA23622

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23622/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From local network

SOFTWARE:
Eudora WorldMail Server 3.x
http://secunia.com/product/6154/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Eudora WorldMail, which can be
exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the Mail Management
service (MAILMA.exe) when parsing successive delimiters. This can be
exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow via a specially
crafted request.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability is reported in version 3.1.x. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Restrict access to the service (port 106/tcp).

The vendor is reportedly not planning on issuing a fix.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Leon Juranic, INFIGO IS.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-001.html

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