SMTP: Exchange Mail Route Command Overflow
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against Microsoft Exchange Server. A successful attack can allow an unauthenticated attacker to connect to the SMTP port on an Exchange server and issue a specially-crafted extended verb. This might allow the attacker to run malicious programs in the security context of the SMTP service.
Extended Description
Microsoft Exchange Server is prone to a buffer overflow in the X-LINK2STATE SMTP extended verb. Successful exploitation could result in arbitrary code execution.
Affected Products
Microsoft exchange_server_2003
Short Name
SMTP:EXCHANGE:MAILROUTE-OF
Severity
Critical
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
SMTP
Keywords
CVE-2005-0560 Command Exchange Mail Overflow Route bid:13118
Release Date
04/12/2005
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-12.3
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
mx-12.3
mx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-19.4
vsrx-12.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3375
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors
Microsoft
CVSS Score
7.5