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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> SMTP problems >> IMC SMTP EHLO Buffer Overrun Vulnerability Assessment Details
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IMC SMTP EHLO Buffer Overrun |
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Checks to see if remote IMC SMTP version is vulnerable to buffer overflow Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment A security vulnerability results because of an unchecked buffer in the IMC code that generates the response to the EHLO protocol command. If the buffer were overrun with data it would result in either the failure of the IMC or could permit the attacker to run code in the security context of the IMC, which runs as Exchange5.5 Service Account. ** Nessus only uses the banner header to acertain if this vulnerability exists and does not check for or attempt an actual overflow. Solution : see http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS02-037.mspx Network Security Threat Level: Medium Networks Security ID: 5306 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2002 SECNAP Network Security, LLC |
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