PT-2001-1275 · Ipswitch · Ipswitch Imail

Published 2001-02-16 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-2001-0039

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: IPSwitch IMail version 6.0.5

Description: The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by utilizing the SMTP AUTH command. This is achieved by sending a base64-encoded user password with a length between 80 and 136 bytes.

Recommendations: For IPSwitch IMail version 6.0.5, consider restricting access to the SMTP AUTH command as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Avoid using base64-encoded passwords with lengths between 80 and 136 bytes in the affected command to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-0039

Affected Products

Ipswitch Imail

References · 5

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0071.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/2083 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0039 · Security Note
• http://ipswitch.com/Support/IMail/news.html · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5674 · Note