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[SA31480] hMailServer IMAP Denial of Service Vulnerability

From: Secunia Security Advisories (sec-advsecunia.com)
Date: Wed Aug 13 2008 - 18:10:05 CDT


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TITLE:
hMailServer IMAP Denial of Service Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA31480

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31480/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
DoS

WHERE:
From remote

SOFTWARE:
hMailServer 4.x
http://secunia.com/product/19559/

DESCRIPTION:
Joćo Antunes has reported a vulnerability in hMailServer, which can
be exploited by malicious users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the IMAP server
and can be exploited to cause a crash via an overly large number of
IMAP commands.

The vulnerability is reported in version 4.4.1. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Fixed in development version 4.4.2 (build 279).

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Joćo Antunes

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.hmailserver.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=12787

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