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A vulnerability was found in Inweb Mail Server 2.40 (Mail Server Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the component SMTP Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:
INweb Mail Server 2.40 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large number of connect/disconnect actions to the (1) POP3 and (2) SMTP services.
The weakness was disclosed 07/12/2004 by Dr_insane (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-2503 since 10/25/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available.
After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (16683).
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0
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Exploiting
Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timeline
07/12/2004 🔍07/12/2004 🔍
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03/09/2015 🔍
07/19/2017 🔍
Sources
Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔Researcher: Dr_insane
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2004-2503 (🔍)
X-Force: 16683 - INweb Mail Server multiple connections denial of service
SecurityTracker: 1010680 - INweb Mail Lets Remote Users Deny Service By Multiple Connections in Rapid Succession
SecurityFocus: 10719 - INweb Mail Server Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 12056 - INweb Mail Server Multiple Connection Denial of Service Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 7770 - INweb Mail Server Connection Saturation DoS
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 03/09/2015 16:55Updated: 07/19/2017 09:57
Changes: 03/09/2015 16:55 (62), 07/19/2017 09:57 (6)
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