Buffer Overflow in Ipswitch Imail

Help Net Security have announced -at
http://www.net-security.org/vuln.php?id=1695- that the popular Imail mail
server is affected by a security problem that could allow remote access to
the server with system account privileges.

The vulnerability affects Imail versions 7.1 and earlier and stems from a
buffer overflow in the Ipswitch Imail LDAP component. The problem arises on
authentication in the server, as an attacker could provide an overly long
string to the "bind DN" parameter causing a buffer overflow and interrupting
the Imail service. If the attacker had carefully crafted the parameter, they
could also run code on the server.

To fix this vulnerability, Ipswitch  have made a patch available at the
following address:
ftp://ftp.ipswitch.com/Ipswitch/Product_Support/IMail/IM710HF1.exe

 

I hate Imail, I was once a postmaster for an internet company that used imail. What a peice of junk. I am not surprised.

hmmm, pretty objective opinion for a mod eh?