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Novell NetMail IMAP AUTHENTICATE Buffer Overflow

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Novell NetMail IMAP AUTHENTICATE Buffer Overflow

Disclosed
01/07/2007
Created
05/30/2018

Description

This module exploits a stack buffer overflow in Novell's NetMail 3.52 IMAP AUTHENTICATE GSSAPI command. By sending an overly long string, an attacker can overwrite the buffer and control program execution. Using the PAYLOAD of windows/shell_bind_tcp or windows/shell_reverse_tcp allows for the most reliable results.

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/novell_netmail_auth
msf exploit(novell_netmail_auth) > show targets
    ...targets...
msf exploit(novell_netmail_auth) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(novell_netmail_auth) > show options
    ...show and set options...
msf exploit(novell_netmail_auth) > exploit

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