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Communigate Pro LDAP Module Denial of Service Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks for denial of service vulnerability in Communigate Pro LDAP module

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote application is prone to denial of service attacks.

Description :

The remote host appears to be running CommuniGate Pro, a commercial
email and groupware application.

The version of CommuniGate Pro installed on the remote host includes
an LDAP server that reportedly fails to handle requests with negative
BER lengths. A user can leverage this issue to crash not just the
LDAP server but also the entire application on the remote host.
Remote code execution may even be possible.

See also :

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423364
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-January/041863.html
http://mail.communigate.com/Lists/CGatePro/Message/82832.html

Solution :

Upgrade to CommuniGate Pro version 5.0.7 or later.

Network Security Threat Level:

High / CVSS Base Score : 7.0
(AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:P/I:P/A:P/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 16407

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