CVE-2004-2495

Description

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.

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.67% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory co.uk Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory securitytracker.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/12039	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16677	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10695	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1010672	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/7719	vdb entry
http://members.lycos.co.uk/r34ct/main/Ability_mail_server_1.18.txt	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-2495?: CVE-2004-2495 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-2495?: To fix CVE-2004-2495, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-2495 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-2495 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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