CVE-2008-4041

Published: Sep 11, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

4.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability: 8.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Softalk Mail Server: Softalk Mail Server

Softalk Mail Server

1 product

Softalk Mail Server

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Softalk Mail Server Softalk Mail Server	Version 8.5.1.431

Related CWEs

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

References (10)

http://secunia.com/advisories/31715

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4238

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495896/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30970

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44862

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/31715