CVE-2001-0584

MDaemon 3.5.6 - Denial of Service via Long SELECT or EXAMINE Commands

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2001-0584. PoCs published by nitr0s.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in MDaemon IMAP service by sending a 'SELECT' or 'EXAMINE' command with 250 or more characters, causing the service to refuse new connections. The attack requires valid IMAP credentials and terminates the connection, necessitating a service restart.

Description

IMAP server in Alt-N Technologies MDaemon 3.5.6 allows a local user to cause a denial of service (hang) via long (1) SELECT or (2) EXAMINE commands.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by nitr0s · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20696

This exploit demonstrates a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in MDaemon IMAP service by sending a 'SELECT' or 'EXAMINE' command with 250 or more characters, causing the service to refuse new connections. The attack requires valid IMAP credentials and terminates the connection, necessitating a service restart.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: MDaemon 3.5.6
Auth required
Prerequisites: Valid IMAP credentials · Network access to the MDaemon IMAP service
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6279
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-03/0365.html
Exploit, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2508

Scores

EPSS 0.0093
EPSS Percentile 57.1%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
alt-n/mdaemon 3.5.6
Published Aug 22, 2001
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026