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>> Citadel SMTP "RCPT TO" Command Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Title : Citadel SMTP "RCPT TO" Command Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-0252
CVE ID : CVE-2008-0394
Rated as : Critical 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-01-23
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A vulnerability has been identified in Citadel, which could be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service or take complete control of an affected system. This issue is caused by a buffer overflow error in the SMTP module when handling an overly long argument passed to the "RCPT TO" command, which could be exploited by remote unauthenticated attackers to crash a vulnerable application or execute arbitrary code.
Affected Products
Citadel versions prior to 7.11
Solution
Upgrade to Citadel version 7.11 :
http://www.citadel.org/doku.php?id=installation:start
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0252
Credits
Vulnerability reported by prdelka.
ChangeLog
2008-01-23 : Initial release
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