{"vuid":"VU#381161","idnumber":"381161","name":"Novell NetMail IMAP vulnerable to buffer overflow when processing command continuation requests","keywords":["Novell","NetMail","IMAP","buffer overflow","command continuation requests"],"overview":"A vulnerability in the way Novell Netmail handles IMAP command continuation requests may cause a buffer overflow that may allow remote execution of arbitrary code.","clean_desc":"Novell Netmail's IMAP server, imapd.exe, fails to properly check user input. A buffer overflow may occur when processing parameters supplied when specifying command continuation requests. An attacker must login to an affected system in order to take advantage of this vulnerability.","impact":"A remote, authenticated attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition.","resolution":"Update Novell has released an update to address this issue. See Novell document 3096026 for more details.","workarounds":"","sysaffected":"","thanks":"This issue is addressed in Novell document \n3096026\n. Novell credits an anonymous researcher working with TippingPoint and the Zero Day Initiative for reporting this issue.","author":"This document was written by Chris Taschner.","public":["https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/134/3096026_f.SAL_Public.html","http://secunia.com/advisories/23437/","http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-053.html"],"cveids":["CVE-2006-6424"],"certadvisory":"","uscerttechnicalalert":null,"datecreated":"2007-01-10T13:12:14Z","publicdate":"2006-12-23T00:00:00Z","datefirstpublished":"2007-01-18T13:41:43Z","dateupdated":"2007-01-18T13:42:02Z","revision":12,"vrda_d1_directreport":"0","vrda_d1_population":"3","vrda_d1_impact":"3","cam_widelyknown":"15","cam_exploitation":"0","cam_internetinfrastructure":"4","cam_population":"7","cam_impact":"20","cam_easeofexploitation":"10","cam_attackeraccessrequired":"11","cam_scorecurrent":"5.48625","cam_scorecurrentwidelyknown":"6.93","cam_scorecurrentwidelyknownexploited":"12.705","ipprotocol":"","cvss_accessvector":"","cvss_accesscomplexity":"","cvss_authentication":null,"cvss_confidentialityimpact":"","cvss_integrityimpact":"","cvss_availabilityimpact":"","cvss_exploitablity":null,"cvss_remediationlevel":"","cvss_reportconfidence":"","cvss_collateraldamagepotential":"","cvss_targetdistribution":"","cvss_securityrequirementscr":"","cvss_securityrequirementsir":"","cvss_securityrequirementsar":"","cvss_basescore":"","cvss_basevector":"","cvss_temporalscore":"","cvss_environmentalscore":"","cvss_environmentalvector":"","metric":5.48625,"vulnote":null}