Altn MDaemon 9.6.5 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Altn MDaemon 9.6.5. It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-2631. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Altn MDaemon 9.6.5 (Mail Server Software). This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The WordClient interface in Alt-N Technologies MDaemon 9.6.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted HTTP POST request. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

The weakness was disclosed 06/09/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-2631 since 06/09/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as functional.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42809), Exploit-DB (5727) and Secunia (SA30474†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Functional
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Timelineinfo

06/09/2008 🔍
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03/16/2015 +2471 days 🔍
12/27/2025 +3939 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-2631 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2631
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42707
X-Force: 42809 - WordClient for MDaemon WorldClient.dll denial of service
Secunia: 30474

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 12/27/2025 17:34
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (44), 09/25/2018 13:15 (6), 12/27/2025 17:34 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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