CVE-2006-0925

Alt-N MDaemon 8.1.1 - Denial of Service via IMAP4rev1 Folder Name Format String

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-0925. PoCs published by Nemesis.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a format-string vulnerability in Alt-N MDaemon IMAP Server. The PoC sends malformed CREATE and LIST commands with excessive format specifiers to trigger the vulnerability, potentially leading to a denial-of-service or remote code execution.

Description

Format string vulnerability in the IMAP4rev1 server in Alt-N MDaemon 8.1.1 and possibly 8.1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by creating and then listing folders whose names contain format string specifiers.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Nemesis · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27329

This exploit demonstrates a format-string vulnerability in Alt-N MDaemon IMAP Server. The PoC sends malformed CREATE and LIST commands with excessive format specifiers to trigger the vulnerability, potentially leading to a denial-of-service or remote code execution.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Alt-N MDaemon IMAP Server 8.1.1
Auth required
Prerequisites: Network access to the IMAP service · Valid credentials for authentication
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24916
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/18921
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://www.nsag.ru/vuln/888.html
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0729
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16854

Scores

EPSS 0.0312
EPSS Percentile 86.3%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
alt-n/mdaemon 8.1.1
alt-n/mdaemon 8.1.4
Published Feb 28, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026