GEN:SID | 1:286 |
Message | POP3 EXPLOIT x86 BSD overflow |
Summary | This event is generated when an attempt is made to exploit a buffer overflow in the POP3 qpopper service on BSD systems.
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Impact | An attacker can gain access to a shell running with root privileges.
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Detailed Information | This rule looks for a piece of shell code (executable code) that is used to exploit a known vulnerability in an older version of the Qualcom based POP3 daemon distributed with BSD Unixes.
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Affected Systems | *BSD systems using Qualcomm Qpopper 2.4
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Attack Scenarios | The attack is done remotely and gives the attacker a command shell running with root privileges.
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Ease of Attack | Simple. An exploit is readily available.
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Corrective Action | Install the available security patches from your vendor.
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Additional References | Bugtraq: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/133
CVE: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=3DCVE-1999-0006
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Rule References | bugtraq: 133
cve: 1999-0006
nessus: 10196
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