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Vulnerability Assessment Details

Mercury Mail Remote IMAP Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks for version of Mercury Mail

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is running Mercury Mail server, an IMAP server for
Windows operating systems.

It is reported that versions up to and including 4.01 are prone to
stack buffer overflow vulnerabilities. An authenticated attacker may
execute arbitrary code on the remote server. The attacker needs to
authenticate in order to exploit these vulnerabilities against the
IMAP server.

Solution : No solution at this time.
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 11775, 11788

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security

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