Product: iPlanet Messaging Server, Sun ONE Messaging Server
BugIDs: 5072113
Avoidance: Patch
State: Resolved
Date Released: 08-Nov-2004
Date Closed: 08-Nov-2004
Date Modified:
1. Impact
A security vulnerability in iPlanet Messaging Server/Sun ONE Messaging web-based e-mail may allow a remote unprivileged user the ability to gain unauthorized access to a webmail user's e-mail using a specially crafted e-mail message.
Sun acknowledges, with thanks, Ramon Pinuaga Cascales of s21sec.com for bringing this issue to our attention.
2. Contributing Factors
This issue can occur in the following releases:
SPARC Platform
iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 (for Solaris 2.6 and Solaris 8) without patch 5.2hf2.02
Sun ONE Messaging Server 6.1 (for Solaris 8 and Solaris 9) without patch 116568-55
x86 Platform
Sun ONE Messaging Server 6.1 (for Solaris 9) without patch 116569-55
Linux
Sun ONE Messaging Server 6.1 (for RHEL 2.1) without patch 117758-04
Notes:
iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 is not supported on Solaris 7.
Sun ONE Messaging Server 6.1 is not supported on Solaris 7 or Solaris 8 on the x86 platform.
3. Symptoms
There are no reliable symptoms that would show the described issue has been exploited.
4. Relief/Workaround
There is no workaround. Please see the "Resolution" section below.
5. Resolution
This issue is addressed in the following releases:
SPARC Platform
iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 (for Solaris 2.6 and Solaris 8) with patch 5.2hf2.02 or later
Sun ONE Messaging Server 6.1 (for Solaris 8 and 9) with patch 116568-55 or later
x86 Platform
Sun ONE Messaging Server 6.1 (for Solaris 9) with patch 116569-55 or later
Linux
Sun ONE Messaging Server 6.1 (for RHEL 2.1) without patch 117758-05 or later
Note: iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 patch 5.2hf2.02 is available through normal support channels.
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