CVE-2008-4041 EXPLOIT
4.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.3% (pctl 83)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The IMAP server in Softalk Mail Server (formerly WorkgroupMail) 8.5.1.431 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (resource consumption and daemon crash) via a long IMAP APPEND command with certain repeated parameters.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.35% — more likely to be exploited than 83% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-09-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| softalk mail server | softalk mail server |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Softalk Mail Server 8.5.1 - 'APPEND' Remote Denial of Service | 2008-09-02 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31715
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4238
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495896/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30970
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44862
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31715
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4238
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495896/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30970
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44862
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