CVE-2004-2168 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause CPU exhaustion and denial of service in BaSoMail by opening multiple connections to SMTP or POP3 ports.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2004-2168?
CVE-2004-2168 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Jul 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
BaSoMail 1.24 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via multiple connections to TCP port (1) 25 (SMTP) or (2) 110 (POP3).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2168?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Baardsen Software Basomail Server.
How do I fix CVE-2004-2168?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2168 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2004-2168 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2168 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vf6q-cq98-qfq9.