CVE-2004-1211 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote authenticated users can trigger buffer overflows in Mercury/32 IMAP service, causing crashes or arbitrary code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2004-1211?
CVE-2004-1211 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Dec 2004. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple buffer overflows in the IMAP service in Mercury/32 4.01a allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long arguments to the (1) EXAMINE, (2) SUBSCRIBE, (3) STATUS, (4) APPEND, (5) CHECK, (6) CLOSE, (7) EXPUNGE, (8) FETCH, (9) RENAME, (10) DELETE, (11) LIST, (12) SEARCH, (13) CREATE, or (14) UNSUBSCRIBE commands.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1211?
It affects 1 product.
Products include David Harris Mercury.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1211?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1211 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-2004-1211 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-1211 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 7 Exploit-DB entries.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fvpw-h9g4-v5hg.