CVE-2006-0925 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause CPU exhaustion and denial of service in Alt-N MDaemon IMAP server by creating folders with format string specifiers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-0925?
CVE-2006-0925 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Feb 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Format string vulnerability in the IMAP4rev1 server in Alt-N MDaemon 8.1.1 and possibly 8.1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by creating and then listing folders whose names contain format string specifiers.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0925?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Alt-N Mdaemon.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0925?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0925 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2006-0925 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-0925 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v572-xw55-pg9v.