CVE-2008-4041 Denial of service in n/a
Authenticated remote attackers can crash the Softalk Mail Server IMAP daemon via a crafted long APPEND command, causing denial of service.
- 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-2008-4041?
CVE-2008-4041 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Sep 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The IMAP server in Softalk Mail Server (formerly WorkgroupMail) 8.5.1.431 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (resource consumption and daemon crash) via a long IMAP APPEND command with certain repeated parameters.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4041?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Softalk Mail Server Softalk Mail Server.
How do I fix CVE-2008-4041?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4041 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-2008-4041 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-4041 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mx65-frcm-qpfg.