Signature Detail
Short Name |
SMTP:EXPLOIT:PINE-BOUNDARY |
|---|---|
Severity |
Low |
Recommended |
No |
Category |
SMTP |
Keywords |
Pine Blank MIME Boundary Exception |
Release Date |
2003/04/22 |
Update Number |
1213 |
Supported Platforms |
idp-4.0+, isg-3.0+, j-series-9.5+, mx-9.4+, srx-9.2+, srx-branch-9.4+, vsrx-12.1+ |
SMTP: Pine Blank MIME Boundary Exception
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability in the Pine E-mail client. Pine versions 4.4 and earlier are vulnerable. Attackers can send MIME-encoded e-mails with a blank boundary field to crash the mail client.
Extended Description
Pine is an open source mail user agent distributed by the University of Washington. It is freely available for Unix, Linux, and Microsoft Operating Systems. When a mail is received by pine that contains MIME content, and the value of the MIME boundary is blank, pine becomes unstable. This vulnerability has been discovered to cause a core dump in the pine client, and could be used to deny service to legitimate users of the client.
Affected Products
- University of Washington Pine 4.20.0
- University of Washington Pine 4.21.0
- University of Washington Pine 4.30.0
- University of Washington Pine 4.33.0
- University of Washington Pine 4.44.0
References
- BugTraq: 5301
- URL: http://securityvulns.com/docs3258.html