Description
Format string vulnerability in the IMAP4rev1 server in Alt-N MDaemon 8.1.1 and possibly 8.1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by creating and then listing folders whose names contain format string specifiers.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Alt-N MDaemon 8.1.1 IMAP Server - Remote Format String EDB-27329 · dos · Feb 27, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- mdaemon-imap-foldername-dos(24916) vdb-entry
- 18921 third-party-advisory
- http://www.nsag.ru/vuln/888.html
- ADV-2006-0729 vdb-entry
- 16854 vdb-entry