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MDaemon IMAP Authentication Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA16097
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Release Date:
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2005-07-19
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Last Update:
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2005-07-25
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Popularity:
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6,444 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | MDaemon 6.x
MDaemon 7.x
MDaemon 8.x
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Description:
kcope has discovered a vulnerability in MDaemon, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the "AUTHENTICATE LOGIN" and "AUTHENTICATE CRAM-MD5" commands and can be exploited to crash the service.
The vulnerability has been confirmed in version 8.0.3. Prior versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Update to version 6.8.6, 7.2.4, or 8.0.4.
Provided and/or discovered by:
kcope
Changelog:
2005-07-25: Updated "Solution" section.
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