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TITLE:
Ipswitch IMail Server "STARTTLS" Plaintext Injection Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA43676

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https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=43676

RELEASE DATE:
2011-03-09

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https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=43676

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http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/
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DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Ipswitch IMail Server, which can
be exploited by malicious people to manipulate certain data.

The vulnerability is caused due to the TLS implementation not
properly clearing transport layer buffers when upgrading from
plaintext to ciphertext after receiving the "STARTTLS" command. This
can be exploited to insert arbitrary plaintext data (e.g. SMTP
commands) during the plaintext phase, which will then be executed
after upgrading to the TLS ciphertext phase.

SOLUTION:
Reportedly, the vendor will fix this in an upcoming version.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Wietse Venema

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
US-CERT VU#555316:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/555316
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-8DBRD4

OTHER REFERENCES:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

DEEP LINKS:
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http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXTENDED DESCRIPTION:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXTENDED SOLUTION:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXPLOIT:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

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