CVE-2008-1277: Input Validation

Published Mar 10, 2008
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Updated

The IMAP service (MEIMAPS.exe) in MailEnable Professional Edition and Enterprise Edition 3.13 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via (1) SEARCH and (2) APPEND commands without required arguments, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

Affected Software

2 affected components
MailEnable MailEnable Enterprise<=3.13
MailEnable MailEnable Professional<=3.13

Event History

Mar 10, 2008
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:00 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1277?

CVE-2008-1277 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability that can crash the MailEnable IMAP service.

2

How do I fix CVE-2008-1277?

To fix CVE-2008-1277, upgrade MailEnable Professional or Enterprise Edition to version 3.14 or later.

3

What systems are affected by CVE-2008-1277?

CVE-2008-1277 affects MailEnable Professional and Enterprise Editions version 3.13 and earlier.

4

What type of attack does CVE-2008-1277 enable?

CVE-2008-1277 allows remote attackers to crash the IMAP service, causing denial of service.

5

How can CVE-2008-1277 be exploited?

CVE-2008-1277 can be exploited by sending SEARCH and APPEND commands without the required arguments to the IMAP service.

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