Published:2015/02/20  Last Updated:2015/02/20

JVN#93318392
AL-Mail32 vulnerable to buffer overflow

Overview

AL-Mail32 provided by CREAR Corporation contains a buffer overflow vulnerability.

Products Affected

  • AL-Mail32 Version1.13c and earlier

Description

AL-Mail32 provided by CREAR Corporation is an email client for Windows. AL-Mail32 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability due to a flaw in processing attachments.

Impact

When an attachment with specially crafted file name is processed, arbitrary code may be executed.

Solution

Update the Software
Update to the latest version according to the information provided by the developer.

Vendor Status

Vendor Status Last Update Vendor Notes
CREAR Corporation Vulnerable 2015/02/20

References

JPCERT/CC Addendum

Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC

Analyzed on 2015.02.20 (CVSS Base Metrics)

What is CVSS?

Measures Severity Description
Access Vector(AV) Local (L) Adjacent Network (A) Network (N) A vulnerability exploitable with network access means the vulnerable software is bound to the network stack and the attacker does not require local network access or local access. Such a vulnerability is often termed "remotely exploitable".
Access Complexity(AC) High (H) Medium (M) Low (L) The access conditions are somewhat specialized.
Authentication(Au) Multiple (M) Single (S) None (N) Authentication is not required to exploit the vulnerability.
Confidentiality Impact(C) None (N) Partial (P) Complete (C) There is considerable informational disclosure. Access to some system files is possible, but the attacker does not have control over what is obtained, or the scope of the loss is constrained.
Integrity Impact(I) None (N) Partial (P) Complete (C) Modification of some system files or information is possible, but the attacker does not have control over what can be modified, or the scope of what the attacker can affect is limited.
Availability Impact(A) None (N) Partial (P) Complete (C) There is reduced performance or interruptions in resource availability.

Base Score:6.8

Credit

Other Information

JPCERT Alert
JPCERT Reports
CERT Advisory
CPNI Advisory
TRnotes
CVE CVE-2015-0880
JVN iPedia JVNDB-2015-000022