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MailEnable IMAPD (1.54) STATUS Request Buffer Overflow

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MailEnable IMAPD (1.54) STATUS Request Buffer Overflow

Disclosed
07/13/2005
Created
05/30/2018

Description

MailEnable's IMAP server contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the STATUS command. With proper credentials, this could allow for the execution of arbitrary code.

Author(s)

  • MC <mc@metasploit.com>

Platform

Windows

Development

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':

msf > use exploit/windows/imap/mailenable_status
msf exploit(mailenable_status) > show targets
    ...targets...
msf exploit(mailenable_status) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(mailenable_status) > show options
    ...show and set options...
msf exploit(mailenable_status) > exploit

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