Plugin ID | 81 |
Plugin name | Stalker Internet Mail Server 1.6 buffer overflow |
Plugin filename | Stalker Internet Mail Server 1.6 buffer overflow.plugin |
Plugin filesize | 2868 bytes |
Plugin family | SMTP |
Plugin created name | Marc Ruef |
Plugin created email | marc dot ruef at computec dot ch |
Plugin created web | http://www.computec.ch |
Plugin created company | computec.ch |
Plugin created date | 2004/03/23 |
Plugin updated name | Marc Ruef |
Plugin updated email | marc dot ruef at computec dot ch |
Plugin updated web | http://www.computec.ch |
Plugin updated company | computec.ch |
Plugin updated date | 2004/11/13 |
Plugin version | 1.2 |
Plugin changelog | Corrected the plugin structure and added the accuracy values in 1.2 |
Plugin protocol | tcp |
Plugin port | 25 |
Plugin procedure detection | open|sleep|close|pattern_exists 220 *Stalker Internet Mail Server V.1.6 is ready.* |
Plugin detection accuracy | 90 |
Plugin comment | This plugin was written with the ATK Attack Editor. |
Bug advisory | http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/8951 |
Bug affected | Stalker Internet Mail Server 1.6 |
Bug not affected | Stalker Internet Mail Server 1.7 and newer |
Bug vulnerability class | Buffer Overflow |
Bug description | The Stalker Internet Mail Server is a small Mail Transfer Agent. It has been discovered that a buffer overflow can be exploitet sending several hundred bytes of data as hostname with the HELO command. It has been reported that this will cause to crash the server. But it may be possible to run arbritrary code with the server privileges. |
Bug solution | There is a new software version available. You should upgrade your system. Limit unwanted connections and communications with firewalling. |
Bug fixing time | 1 hour |
Bug exploit availability | Yes |
Bug exploit url | http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62/exploit/ |
Bug remote | Yes |
Bug local | Yes |
Bug severity | High |
Bug popularity | 8 |
Bug simplicity | 8 |
Bug impact | 9 |
Bug risk | 8 |
Source CVE | CAN-1999-1504 |
Source SecurityFocus BID | 62 |
Source Literature | Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions, Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray and George Kurtz, February 25, 2003, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, ISBN 0072227427 |
Source Misc. | http://www.computec.ch |