PT-2012-3649 · Atmail · Atmail Open-Source Webmail Client

Sergey Scherbel · Published 2012-03-27 · Updated 2012-08-29 · CVE-2012-1916

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 AtMail Open-Source @Mail WebMail Client version prior to 1.05

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an e-mail attachment with an executable extension. This leads to the creation of an executable file under tmp/.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.05, update to version 1.05 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the handling of e-mail attachments with executable extensions to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-1916

Affected Products

Atmail Open-Source Webmail Client

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1916 · Security Note
• http://atmail.org/download/atmailopen.tgz · Patch
• http://secunia.com/advisories/47012 · Note
• http://en.securitylab.ru/lab/PT-2011-48 · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/743555 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-1916 · Note