CVE-2004-0297 Memory corruption in n/a

Critical 10.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a buffer overflow in the LDAP daemon of Ipswitch IMail Server.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2004-0297?

CVE-2004-0297 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflow in the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) daemon (iLDAP.exe 3.9.15.10) in Ipswitch IMail Server 8.03 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via an LDAP message with a large tag length.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0297?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ipswitch Imail.

How do I fix CVE-2004-0297?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0297 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2004-0297 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-0297 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vhf7-p3q6-249f.

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