ArGoSoft Mail Server up to 1.8.1.7 Forward Email infinite loop

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ArGoSoft Mail Server up to 1.8.1.7. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Forward Email Handler. This manipulation causes infinite loop. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-1005. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in ArGoSoft Mail Server up to 1.8.1.7 (Mail Server Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Forward Email Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a infinite loop vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-835. The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

ArGoSoft Mail Server 1.8.1.7 and earlier allows a webmail user to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by forwarding the email to the user while autoresponse is enabled, which creates an infinite loop.

The weakness was shared 10/04/2002 by Stan Bubrouski as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-1005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11659 (ArGoSoft Mail Server Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities (XSS, DoS, Traversal)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 74125 (ArGoSoft Mail Server Pro Mail Loop Denial of Service Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 5716.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9759), Tenable (11659), SecurityFocus (BID 5395†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2958†). The entries VDB-18918 and VDB-19535 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Infinite loop
CWE: CWE-835 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 11659
Nessus Name: ArGoSoft Mail Server Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities (XSS, DoS, Traversal)
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11/25/2003 +417 days 🔍
07/29/2014 +3899 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Stan Bubrouski
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1005 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1005
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18919
X-Force: 9759
SecurityFocus: 5395
Vulnerability Center: 2958 - DoS in ArGoSoft Mail Server <= 1.8.1.7 via Infinite Loop in Mail Forwarding, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/29/2014 11:41
Updated: 09/10/2025 16:28
Changes: 07/29/2014 11:41 (63), 06/08/2017 23:46 (1), 06/28/2021 07:15 (3), 09/10/2025 16:28 (16)
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