Alt-N MDaemon 3.5.0 Service denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Alt-N MDaemon 3.5.0. It has been classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component Service Handler. This manipulation with the input <url>\r\n causes denial of service. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2001-0064. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Alt-N MDaemon 3.5.0 (Mail Server Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Service Handler. The manipulation with the input value <url>\r\n 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:

Webconfig, IMAP, and other services in MDaemon 3.5.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long URL terminated by a "\r\n" string.

The weakness was shared 02/12/2001 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-0064. 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 14826 (MDaemon Webconfig IMAP Malformed URL DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 74011 (Alt-N MDaemon 3.5.0 Denial of Service Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 3.5.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5805), Tenable (14826), SecurityFocus (BID 2134†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-3239†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 14826
Nessus Name: MDaemon Webconfig IMAP Malformed URL DoS
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OpenVAS ID: 14826
OpenVAS Name: MDaemon imap server DoS
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MDaemon 3.5.1

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12/19/2000 🔍
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02/12/2001 +55 days 🔍
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12/21/2003 +1042 days 🔍
09/27/2004 +281 days 🔍
07/03/2014 +3566 days 🔍
10/10/2025 +4117 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: altn.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0064 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0064
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16399
X-Force: 5805
SecurityFocus: 2134 - Alt-N MDaemon 3.5.0 Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 3239 - Various Services in Mdaemon 3.5.0 and Earlier Allow Remote Attackers to Cause DoS, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 07/03/2014 10:51
Updated: 10/10/2025 08:08
Changes: 07/03/2014 10:51 (69), 05/18/2019 16:51 (2), 10/10/2025 08:08 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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