CVE-2008-4041

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Published Sep 11, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 4.0 Medium EPSS 2.3% KEV · Not listed

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 Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:softalk_mail_server:softalk_mail_server:8.5.1.431:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-4026	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.3% (2.348% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/31715
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4238
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495896/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30970
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44862

History

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Subscriptions

Softalk Mail Server Softalk Mail Server

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:00 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 11, 2008, 2:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:00 AM
Reserved: Sep 11, 2008, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:57 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 11, 2008, 9:06 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:57 PM

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