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A vulnerability was found in MailEnable 1.18 (Mail Server Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file MEHTTPS.exe of the component HTTP Header Handler. The manipulation of the argument Authorization 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 weakness was released 01/01/2004 (Website). The advisory is available at oliverkarow.de. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-2726 since 10/08/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14654 (MailEnable HTTPMail Service Authorization Header Handling Remote DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 5 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (14654). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 23594, 23593 and 82013.

Productinfo

Type

• Mail Server Software

Name

• MailEnable

Version

• 1.18

License

• commercial

CPE 2.3info

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• 🔍

CPE 2.2info

• 🔍
• 🔍

CVSSv4info

VulDB CVSS-B Score: 🔍
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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

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Nessus ID: 14654
Nessus Name: MailEnable HTTPMail Service Authorization Header Handling Remote DoS
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍
Nessus Context: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

Reaction Time: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Exposure Time: 🔍

Timelineinfo

01/01/2004 🔍
01/01/2004 +0 days 🔍
05/16/2004 +136 days 🔍
09/03/2004 +110 days 🔍
09/07/2004 +4 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +115 days 🔍
10/08/2007 +1011 days 🔍
08/17/2016 +3236 days 🔍
09/13/2022 +2218 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: oliverkarow.de
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-2726 (🔍)
Vulnerability Center: 5322 - The HTTPMail Service in MailEnable Allows DoS via HTTP Request With Malformed Authorization Header, Medium
Secunia: 11588

See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 08/17/2016 13:26
Updated: 09/13/2022 21:03
Changes: 08/17/2016 13:26 (62), 03/28/2019 22:36 (4), 09/13/2022 21:03 (3)
Complete: 🔍

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