SID 1:2665

Rule Category

PROTOCOL-IMAP -- Snort alerted on Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) traffic, an email retrieval system for clients over TCP/IP connection. This protocol handles emails on a remote server, so all actions are processed on that server rather than the user client. This protocol is vulnerable to injection, restriction and process evasions, leaks, relay abuse, and other attacks.

Alert Message

PROTOCOL-IMAP login literal format string attempt

Rule Explanation

Integer overflow in the IMAP (IMAP4) support in Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 SP3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service hang) via crafted literals in an IMAP command, aka the "IMAP Literal Processing Vulnerability." Impact: CVSS base score 7.8 CVSS impact score 6.9 CVSS exploitability score 10.0 confidentialityImpact NONE integrityImpact NONE availabilityImpact NONE Details: Ease of Attack:

What To Look For

No information provided

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Talos research team. This document was generated from data supplied by the national vulnerability database, a product of the national institute of standards and technology. For more information see [nvd].