| GEN:SID | 1:1938 |
| Message | POP3 XTND overflow attempt |
| Summary | This event is generated when an attempt is made to exploit a buffer overflow condition in the Post Office Protocol (POP) command XTND.
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| Impact | Possible remote execution of arbitrary code leading to a remote root compromise.
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| Detailed Information | A vulnerability exists such that an attacker may overflow a buffer by sending a large number of non-line feed characters before a line feed to a POP server via the XTND command.
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| Attack Scenarios | Simple. An attacker can supply many consecutive non-newline characters to the XTND function on a POP server to cause the overflow condition.
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| Ease of Attack | Simple.
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| Corrective Action | Upgrade to the latest non-affected version of the software.
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| Additional References | RFC 1082: http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1082.html
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