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Alt-N MDaemon Imap Multiple Buffer Overflows

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks the remote version of MDaemon

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is running Alt-N MDaemon, an SMTP/IMAP server for the
Windows operating system family.

It is reported that versions up to and including 8.0.3 are prone to multiple
buffer overflow vulnerabilities.

A possible hacker may cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code on the
remote server.

The attacker does not need credentials to exploit the flaw in CRAM-MD5/LOGIN
authenticate method.

Solution : Upgrade to MDaemon 8.0.4 or newer.
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 14315, 14317

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Tenable Network Security

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