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A vulnerability was found in Code-Crafters Ability Mail Server up to 2.19 (Mail Server Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Code-Crafters Ability Mail Server before 2.70 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an IMAP4 FETCH command.

The weakness was shared 09/28/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-3445. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 41644 (Ability Mail Server < 2.70 IMAP4 FETCH DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc..

Upgrading to version 2.20 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (41644).

Productinfo

Type

• Mail Server Software

Vendor

• Code-Crafters

Name

• Ability Mail Server

Version

• 2.0
• 2.1
• 2.2
• 2.3
• 2.4
• 2.5
• 2.6
• 2.7
• 2.8
• 2.9
• 2.10
• 2.11
• 2.12
• 2.13
• 2.14
• 2.15
• 2.16
• 2.17
• 2.18
• 2.19

CPE 2.3info

• 🔍
• 🔍
• 🔍

CPE 2.2info

• 🔍
• 🔍
• 🔍

CVSSv4info

VulDB CVSS-B Score: 🔍
VulDB CVSS-BT Score: 🔍
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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VulDB Base Score: 🔍
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

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Nessus ID: 41644
Nessus Name: Ability Mail Server < 2.70 IMAP4 FETCH DoS
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍

OpenVAS ID: 100298
OpenVAS Name: Code-Crafters Ability Mail Server IMAP FETCH Request Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
OpenVAS File: 🔍
OpenVAS Family: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Ability Mail Server 2.20

Timelineinfo

09/25/2009 🔍
09/25/2009 +0 days 🔍
09/28/2009 +2 days 🔍
09/28/2009 +0 days 🔍
09/28/2009 +0 days 🔍
09/28/2009 +0 days 🔍
10/05/2009 +7 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +1990 days 🔍
08/23/2021 +2350 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2009-3445 (🔍)
Vulnerability Center: 23608 - Code-Crafters Ability Mail Server \x3C 2.70 IMAP4 FETCH Command Remote DoS Vulnerability, High
SecurityFocus: 36519 - Code-Crafters Ability Mail Server IMAP FETCH Request Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/23/2021 10:19
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (56), 02/15/2017 09:24 (9), 08/23/2021 10:13 (4), 08/23/2021 10:19 (1)
Complete: 🔍

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