[NEWS] Active! mail Script Execution Vulnerability

From: support@securiteam.com
Date: 06/15/02 

From: support@securiteam.com
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Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2002 21:44:31 +0200 (CEST)

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  Active! mail Script Execution Vulnerability
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SUMMARY

Active! mail incorrectly displays messages without first filtering them
for malicious content, this would allow an attacker to cause a user
reading emails to unwittingly execute arbitrary code.

DETAILS

Vulnerable systems:
 * Active! mail version 1.422
 * Active! mail version 2.0

Immune systems:
 * Active! mail version 2.0.1.1

Active! mail developed and distributed by <A
HREF="http://www.transware.co.jp/">TransWARE</A> Co. is a web-based e-mail
system. Active! mail displays messages without filtering them properly for
malicious code. If for example, a user receives an e-mail embedded with a
malicious <script> tag in the header, the script will be executed upon the
opening of the message.

Solution:
This problem can be eliminated by updating to Active! mail ver.2.0.1.1,
which is available at:
 <http://www.transware.co.jp/active/download/am_download.html>
http://www.transware.co.jp/active/download/am_download.html

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The information has been provided by <mailto:snsadv@lac.co.jp> Keigo
Yamazaki (LAC).

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