<plugin_id>86</plugin_id>
<plugin_name>Mercur Mailserver detection</plugin_name>
<plugin_family>SMTP</plugin_family>
<plugin_created_date>2004/03/23</plugin_created_date>
<plugin_created_name>Marc Ruef</plugin_created_name>
<plugin_created_email>marc dot ruef at computec dot ch</plugin_created_email>
<plugin_created_web>http://www.computec.ch</plugin_created_web>
<plugin_created_company>computec.ch</plugin_created_company>
<plugin_updated_name>Marc Ruef</plugin_updated_name>
<plugin_updated_email>marc dot ruef at computec dot ch</plugin_updated_email>
<plugin_updated_web>http://www.computec.ch</plugin_updated_web>
<plugin_updated_company>computec.ch</plugin_updated_company>
<plugin_updated_date>2004/11/13</plugin_updated_date>
<plugin_version>1.2</plugin_version>
<plugin_changelog>Corrected the plugin structure and added the accuracy values in 1.2</plugin_changelog>
<plugin_protocol>tcp</plugin_protocol>
<plugin_port>25</plugin_port>
<plugin_procedure_detection>open|sleep|close|pattern_exists 220 *MERCUR SMTP-Server*</plugin_procedure_detection>
<plugin_detection_accuracy>90</plugin_detection_accuracy>
<plugin_comment>This plugin was written with the ATK Attack Editor.</plugin_comment>
<bug_affected>Mercur SMTP-Server</bug_affected>
<bug_not_affected>Other Mail servers</bug_not_affected>
<bug_vulnerability_class>Configuration</bug_vulnerability_class>
<bug_description>The Mercur Mailserver could be detected. This is a small Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) for Windows. There were some ugly bugs in the beginning (buffer overflows and directory traversal).</bug_description>
<bug_solution>Try to verify the existence of the known flaws. If they are present, do an upgrade to the latest version or use an alternative product.</bug_solution>
<bug_fixing_time>1 hour</bug_fixing_time>
<bug_exploit_availability>Yes</bug_exploit_availability>
<bug_remote>Yes</bug_remote>
<bug_local>Yes</bug_local>
<bug_severity>Low</bug_severity>
<bug_popularity>3</bug_popularity>
<bug_simplicity>8</bug_simplicity>
<bug_impact>4</bug_impact>
<bug_risk>4</bug_risk>
<bug_check_tool>Check the other Mercur Mailserver plugins in ATK.</bug_check_tool>
<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_literature>
<source_misc>http://www.computec.ch</source_misc>