CVE-2008-3676 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published 14 Aug 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote authenticated users can cause a denial of service in hMailServer's IMAP server by sending a long series of commands.

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-2008-3676?

CVE-2008-3676 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Aug 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the IMAP server in hMailServer 4.4.1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion or daemon crash) via a long series of IMAP commands.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3676?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hmailserver Hmailserver.

How do I fix CVE-2008-3676?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3676 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-2008-3676 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-3676 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-82xr-fmv3-39p4.