PT-2005-4002 · Gfi · Gfi Mailsecurity

Gary Oleary-Steele · Published 2005-10-20 · Updated 2016-10-18 · CVE-2005-3182

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions GFI MailSecurity version 8.1

Description The issue is a buffer overflow in the HTTP management interface, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long headers such as Host and Accept in HTTP requests. It is noted that the vendor suggests this issue may be in an underlying Microsoft technology, potentially affecting other products as well.

Recommendations For GFI MailSecurity version 8.1, consider restricting access to the HTTP management interface until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using long headers in HTTP requests to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-3182

Affected Products

Gfi Mailsecurity

References · 9

• http://kbase.gfi.com/showarticle.asp?id=KBID002451 · Patch
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17136 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/15081 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3182 · Security Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-10/0290.html · Note
• http://osvdb.org/19926 · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/74 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1015046 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112914475508191&w=2 · Note