Code-Crafters Ability Mail Server 1.18 SMTP Service denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Code-Crafters Ability Mail Server 1.18. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component SMTP Service. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2004-2495. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Code-Crafters Ability Mail Server 1.18 (Mail Server Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing of the component SMTP Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

The (1) Webmail, (2) admin, and (3) SMTP services in Ability Mail Server 1.18 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a large number of simultaneous connections to the service.

The weakness was shared 07/11/2004 by Dr_insane (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-2495 since 10/25/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available.

After immediately, 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 databases at X-Force (16677), SecurityFocus (BID 10695†), OSVDB (7719†), Secunia (SA12039†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1010672†). The entry VDB-23378 is related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Timelineinfo

07/11/2004 🔍
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07/12/2004 +1 days 🔍
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12/31/2004 +171 days 🔍
10/25/2005 +298 days 🔍
03/09/2015 +3422 days 🔍
07/19/2017 +863 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Dr_insane
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-2495 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2495
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23379
X-Force: 16677 - Ability Mail Server multiple connection denial of service
SecurityFocus: 10695 - Code-Crafters Ability Mail Server Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 12039 - Ability Mail Server Cross-Site Scripting and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 7719 - Ability Mail Server Connection Saturation DoS
SecurityTracker: 1010672

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2015 16:55
Updated: 07/19/2017 09:47
Changes: 03/09/2015 16:55 (62), 07/19/2017 09:47 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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