Inweb Mail Server 2.40 SMTP Service denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Inweb Mail Server 2.40. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component SMTP Service. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-2503. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

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 databases at X-Force (16683), SecurityFocus (BID 10719†), OSVDB (7770†), Secunia (SA12056†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1010680†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Sourcesinfo

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

CVE: CVE-2004-2503 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2503
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23387
X-Force: 16683 - INweb Mail Server multiple connections denial of service
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
SecurityTracker: 1010680 - INweb Mail Lets Remote Users Deny Service By Multiple Connections in Rapid Succession

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2015 16:55
Updated: 07/19/2017 09:57
Changes: 03/09/2015 16:55 (62), 07/19/2017 09:57 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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