Gain a shell remotely : ipop2d buffer overflow

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Test ID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.10130

Category: Gain a shell remotely

Title: ipop2d buffer overflow

Summary: NOSUMMARY

Description: Description:

There is a buffer overflow in the imap suite provided with Debian GNU/Linux
2.1, which has a vulnerability in its POP-2 daemon, found in the ipopd
package. This vulnerability allows an attacker to gain a shell as user
'nobody', but requires the attacker to have a valid pop2 account.

Risk factor : Medium

Cross-Ref: BugTraq ID: 283
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-1999-0920
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/283
Bugtraq: 19990526 Remote vulnerability in pop2d (Google Search)
Debian Security Information: 19990607a (Google Search)
XForce ISS Database: pop2-fold-bo

Copyright This script is Copyright (C) 1999 Renaud Deraison

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Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.10130
Category:	Gain a shell remotely
Title:	ipop2d buffer overflow
Summary:	NOSUMMARY
Description:	Description: There is a buffer overflow in the imap suite provided with Debian GNU/Linux 2.1, which has a vulnerability in its POP-2 daemon, found in the ipopd package. This vulnerability allows an attacker to gain a shell as user 'nobody', but requires the attacker to have a valid pop2 account. Risk factor : Medium
Cross-Ref:	BugTraq ID: 283 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-1999-0920 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/283 Bugtraq: 19990526 Remote vulnerability in pop2d (Google Search) Debian Security Information: 19990607a (Google Search) XForce ISS Database: pop2-fold-bo
Copyright	This script is Copyright (C) 1999 Renaud Deraison