IMAP4 authentication overflow
advICE :Intrusions : 2000803

Summary

An attempt to break in using buffer overflow on IMAP authentication.

Details

A very long user name, password, or file name often signals an intentional effort to overflow a buffer on a server. By constructing the data in a particular way, the intruder may be able to execute his own code on the attacked system.

parametric information length The length of the authority name. authority The beginning portion of the authority name.

 
Version appeared: 2.5