Summary
The host is running Softalk Mail Server, which is prone to denial of service vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation crashes the affected server denying the service to legitimate users.
Impact Level : Application
Solution
Upgrade to Softalk Mail Server version 8.6.0 or later, For updates refer to http://www.softalkltd.com/products/download_wm.asp
Insight
The issue is due to inadequate boundary checks on specially crafted IMAP commands. The service can by crashed sending malicious IMAP command sequences.
Affected
Softalk Mail Server versions 8.5.1 and prior on Windows (all)
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-4041 -
CVSS Base Score: 4.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
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