CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
Percentile
99.6%
The remote host is running Mercury Mail server, an IMAP server for Windows.
According to its banner, the version of Mercury Mail running on the remote host has multiple stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities.
A remote, authenticated attacker could exploit these issues to crash the service or execute arbitrary code.
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include("compat.inc");
if(description)
{
script_id(15867);
script_version ("1.17");
script_cve_id("CVE-2004-1211");
script_bugtraq_id(11775, 11788);
script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"1375");
script_xref(name:"Secunia", value:"13348");
script_name(english:"Mercury Mail Remote IMAP Server Remote Overflow");
script_summary(english:"Checks for version of Mercury Mail");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:"The remote IMAP server has multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities."
);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote host is running Mercury Mail server, an IMAP server for
Windows.
According to its banner, the version of Mercury Mail running on the
remote host has multiple stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities.
A remote, authenticated attacker could exploit these issues to crash
the service or execute arbitrary code." );
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2004/Dec/45"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2004/Dec/116"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"solution",
value:"Upgrade to the latest version of this software."
);
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Mercury/32 v4.01a IMAP RENAME Buffer Overflow');
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
script_cwe_id(119);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2004/11/30");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value: "2004/11/29");
script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:22");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Gain a shell remotely");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_dependencie("find_service2.nasl");
script_require_ports("Services/imap", 143);
script_exclude_keys("imap/false_imap");
exit(0);
}
#
# The script code starts here
#
include("imap_func.inc");
port = get_kb_item("Services/imap");
if(!port) port = 143;
banner = get_imap_banner(port:port);
if ( ! banner ) exit(0);
if(egrep(pattern:"^\* OK.*IMAP4rev1 Mercury/32 v([0-3]\..*|4\.(00.*|01[^b-z].*))server ready.*", string:banner))
{
security_hole(port);
}