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vendor:
IMail Server
by:
SecurityFocus
7.5
CVSS
HIGH
Buffer Overflow
120
CWE
Product Name: IMail Server
Affected Version From: 8.11 and earlier
Affected Version To: 8.11 and earlier
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: //a:ipswitch:imail_server
Metasploit: N/A
Other Scripts: N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References: N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: N/A
1999

IMail’s whois server buffer overflow

IMail's whois server can be crashed due to an unchecked buffer. An attacker can send a string of 1000 characters to port 43 of the target machine to exploit this vulnerability.

Mitigation:

Upgrade to IMail version 8.12 or later
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/506/info

IMail's whois server can be crashed due to an unchecked buffer. 

Telnet to target machine, port 43

Send glob1

Where glob1 is 1000 characters.