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MailEnable Authorization Header Buffer Overflow

Disclosed
04/24/2005
Created
05/30/2018

Description

This module exploits a remote buffer overflow in the MailEnable web service. The vulnerability is triggered when a large value is placed into the Authorization header of the web request. MailEnable Enterprise Edition versions prior to 1.0.5 and MailEnable Professional versions prior to 1.55 are affected.

Author(s)

  • David Maciejak <david.maciejak@kyxar.fr>

Platform

Windows

Development

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':

msf > use exploit/windows/http/mailenable_auth_header
msf exploit(mailenable_auth_header) > show targets
    ...targets...
msf exploit(mailenable_auth_header) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(mailenable_auth_header) > show options
    ...show and set options...
msf exploit(mailenable_auth_header) > exploit

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