CVE-2006-4364 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the MDaemon POP3 server or execute arbitrary code via buffer overflows in USER and APOP commands.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-4364?
CVE-2006-4364 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Aug 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the POP3 server in Alt-N Technologies MDaemon before 9.0.6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long strings that contain '@' characters in the (1) USER and (2) APOP commands.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4364?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Alt-N Mdaemon.
How do I fix CVE-2006-4364?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4364 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2006-4364 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-4364 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-882v-hqf8-57rm.