Alt-N MDaemon 3.5.4 Worldclient /aux denial of service

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A vulnerability was found in Alt-N MDaemon 3.5.4 (Mail Server Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file /aux of the component Worldclient. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Alt-N Technologies MDaemon 3.5.4 allows a remote attacker to create a denial of service via the URL request of a MS-DOS device (such as GET /aux) to (1) the Worldclient service at port 3000, or (2) the Webconfig service at port 3001.

The weakness was published 08/22/2001 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-0583. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10745 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6240) and Tenable (10745). Similar entries are available at 15761, 15858, 16041 and 19381.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 10745

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/01/2001 🔍
03/15/2001 +73 days 🔍
08/22/2001 +160 days 🔍
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08/06/2003 +714 days 🔍
07/08/2014 +3989 days 🔍
05/11/2019 +1768 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: altn.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2001-0583 (🔍)
X-Force: 6240
Vulnerability Center: 1595 - DoS in Mdaemon 3.5.4 via Crafted URL Request to WorldClient Service, Medium
SecurityFocus: 2478 - Alt-N WorldClient 2.2.2 DOS-Device Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/08/2014 14:36
Updated: 05/11/2019 09:28
Changes: 07/08/2014 14:36 (60), 05/11/2019 09:28 (3)
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