CVE-2006-4364 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 57.3% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the POP3 server in Alt-N Technologies MDaemon before 9.0.6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long strings that contain '@' characters in the (1) USER and (2) APOP commands.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 57.27% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-08-27 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| alt-n | mdaemon |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Alt-N MDaemon POP3 Server < 9.06 - 'USER' Remote Heap Overflow | 2006-08-26 |
| exploit-db | MDaemon POP3 Server < 9.06 - 'USER' Remote Buffer Overflow (PoC) | 2006-08-22 |
References
- http://files.altn.com/MDaemon/Release/RelNotes_en.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21595
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1446
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016729
- http://www.infigo.hr/en/in_focus/advisories/INFIGO-2006-08-04
- http://www.osvdb.org/28125
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444015/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19651
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3361
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28517
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2245
- http://files.altn.com/MDaemon/Release/RelNotes_en.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21595
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1446
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016729
- http://www.infigo.hr/en/in_focus/advisories/INFIGO-2006-08-04
- http://www.osvdb.org/28125
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444015/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19651
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3361
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