Anubis.IDENT.Buffer.Overflow

description-logoDescription

It indicates a buffer overflow vulnerability in GNU Anubis.



Anubis is a mail processor for Linux-based operating systems. Due to inadequate boundary checking in the IDENT protocol support, a remote attacker can execute arbitrary code on a target system by passing it specially-crafted packets.

affected-products-logoAffected Products

Any unprotected GNU Anubis 3.62, 3.9.92 or 3.9.93 is vulnerable to the attack.

Impact logoImpact

Attackers can execute arbitrary commands on the victim system.

recomended-action-logoRecommended Actions

Apply appropriate patches and/or upgrade the program to the latest non-vulnerable version.

Telemetry logoTelemetry

Coverage

IPS (Regular DB)
IPS (Extended DB)

References

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