Sun Security Advisory - A security vulnerability in iPlanet Messaging Server/Sun ONE Messaging web-based e-mail may allow a remote unprivileged user the ability to gain unauthorized access to a webmail user's e-mail using a specially crafted e-mail message.
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<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%"><tr><td nowrap="" width="3%" valign="top"><b>Document ID:</b></td><td valign="top" align="left">57665</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="" width="3%" valign="top"><b>Title:</b></td><td valign="top" align="left">Document ID 57665</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="" width="3%" valign="top"><b>Synopsis:</b></td><td valign="top" align="left">Security Vulnerabilities Involving Webmail </td></tr><tr><td nowrap="" width="3%" valign="top"><b>Update Date:</b></td><td valign="top" align="left">2004-11-09</td></tr></table><hr><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%"><tr bgcolor="#999999"><td><font color="#ffffff" size="2"><b>Description</b></font></td><td align="right"><b><a href="#top"><font color="#ffffff" size="2">Top</font></a></b></td></tr></table><b>
Sun(sm) Alert Notification
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Sun Alert ID: 57665
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Synopsis: Security Vulnerability Involving Webmail
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Category: Security
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Product: iPlanet Messaging Server, Sun ONE Messaging Server
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BugIDs: 5072113
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Avoidance: Patch
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State: Resolved
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Date Released: 08-Nov-2004
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Date Closed: 08-Nov-2004
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Date Modified:
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1. Impact
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A security vulnerability in iPlanet Messaging Server/Sun ONE Messaging web-based e-mail may allow a remote unprivileged user the ability to gain unauthorized access to a webmail user's e-mail using a specially crafted e-mail message.
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Sun acknowledges, with thanks, Ramon Pinuaga Cascales of s21sec.com for bringing this issue to our attention.
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2. Contributing Factors
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This issue can occur in the following releases:
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<b>SPARC Platform</b>
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iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 (for Solaris 2.6 and Solaris 8) without patch 5.2hf2.02
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Sun ONE Messaging Server 6.1 (for Solaris 8 and Solaris 9) without patch <a href="/search/document.do?assetkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-116568-55-1">116568-55</a>
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<b>x86 Platform</b>
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Sun ONE Messaging Server 6.1 (for Solaris 9) without patch <a href="/search/document.do?assetkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-116569-55-1">116569-55</a>
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<b>Linux</b>
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Sun ONE Messaging Server 6.1 (for RHEL 2.1) without patch 117758-04
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<b>Notes:</b>
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iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 is not supported on Solaris 7.
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Sun ONE Messaging Server 6.1 is not supported on Solaris 7 or Solaris 8 on the x86 platform.
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3. Symptoms
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There are no reliable symptoms that would show the described issue has been exploited.
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<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%"><tr bgcolor="#999999"><td><font color="#ffffff" size="2"><b>Solution Summary</b></font></td><td align="right"><b><a href="#top"><font color="#ffffff" size="2">Top</font></a></b></td></tr></table><b>
4. Relief/Workaround
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There is no workaround. Please see the "Resolution" section below.
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5. Resolution
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This issue is addressed in the following releases:
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<b>SPARC Platform</b>
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iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 (for Solaris 2.6 and Solaris 8) with patch 5.2hf2.02 or later
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Sun ONE Messaging Server 6.1 (for Solaris 8 and 9) with patch <a href="/search/document.do?assetkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-116568-55-1">116568-55</a> or later
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<b>x86 Platform</b>
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Sun ONE Messaging Server 6.1 (for Solaris 9) with patch <a href="/search/document.do?assetkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-116569-55-1">116569-55</a> or later
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<b>Linux</b>
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Sun ONE Messaging Server 6.1 (for RHEL 2.1) without patch <a href="/search/document.do?assetkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-117758-05-1">117758-05</a> or later
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<b>Note:</b> iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 patch 5.2hf2.02 is available through normal support channels.
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