MailMarshal Vulnerability to TAR Directory Traversal Attacks


This article applies to:

  • Trustwave MailMarshal (SEG)
  • MailMarshal Exchange 5.X

Symptoms:

  • MailMarshal vulnerable to Directory Traversal attacks when unpacking .TAR archives
  • An attacker could create a specially crafted file to overwrite important operating system files and cause the system to execute malicious code.

NOTE: MailMarshal Exchange 7.X and MailMarshal SES are not affected by this issue.

Resolution:

Upgrade to the latest version.

  • This vulnerability was first fixed in MailMarshal SMTP version 6.2.2.3503 (released 11 October 2007). 
  • This vulnerability was first fixed in MailMarshal Exchange version 5.2.5813 (released 8 August 2008).

 


Last Modified 4/1/2020.
https://support.trustwave.com/kb/KnowledgebaseArticle11780.aspx