CVE-2008-4041

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.

Category

4.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.08% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30970 vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4238 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495896/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44862 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/31715 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4041?
CVE-2008-4041 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4041?
To fix CVE-2008-4041, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-4041 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-4041 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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