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CVE-2005-1758 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the IMAP command continuation function of Novell NetMail 3.52 prior to 3.52C. The flaw allows a remote attacker to send crafted IMAP input that overruns a memory buffer in the affected continuation-handling logic. Successful exploitation may result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the NetMail service.
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This repository contains a single Metasploit module (modules/exploits/windows/imap/novell_netmail_auth.rb) that exploits a stack buffer overflow vulnerability in Novell NetMail 3.52's IMAP service (CVE-2005-1758). The exploit targets the AUTHENTICATE GSSAPI command by sending an overly long string, allowing the attacker to overwrite the stack and execute arbitrary code. The module is weaponized, supporting customizable Metasploit payloads such as windows/shell_bind_tcp and windows/shell_reverse_tcp, which provide a shell on the target system. The exploit is designed for Windows 2000 (SP0-SP4) systems running the vulnerable NetMail IMAP service on TCP port 143. The code is written in Ruby and follows the standard Metasploit module structure, with clear separation of initialization, exploit logic, and payload handling.
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