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NetWin DMail Two Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks for two vulnerabilities in NetWin DMail

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote mail server is susceptible to multiple types of attacks.

Description :

The version of NetWin DMail on the remote host suffers from an
authentication bypass vulnerability in its mailing list server
component, DList, and a format string vulnerability in the SMTP server
component, DSmtp. A possible hacker can exploit the first to reveal
potentially sensitive log information as well as to shut down the
DList process and, provided he has the admin password, the second to
crash the DSmtp process and potentially execute arbitrary code on the
remote.

See also :

http://www.security.org.sg/vuln/dmail31a.html

Solution :

Block access to the affected port with a firewall.

Network Security Threat Level:

Medium / CVSS Base Score : 5
(AV:R/AC:H/Au:R/C:C/A:C/I:C/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 13497, 13505

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