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Vulnerability Assessment Details

MailEnable IMAP Service Unspecified Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (ME-10018)

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks version of MailEnable's MEIMAPS.exe

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote IMAP server is prone to a buffer overflow attack.

Description :

The IMAP server bundled with the version of MailEnable installed on
the remote host is affected by an unspecified denial of service and
potential buffer overflow vulnerability. A remote attacker may be
able to exploit this issue to crash the affected service or to execute
arbitrary code with LOCAL SYSTEM rights.

See also :

http://www.mailenable.com/hotfix/

Solution :

Apply Hotfix ME-10018.

Network Security Threat Level:

Critical / CVSS Base Score : 10
(AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:C/I:C/A:C/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 21252

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2006 Tenable Network Security

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