CVE-2004-2583 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in SmarterMail by opening many simultaneous connections to the SMTP port.
- 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-2004-2583?
CVE-2004-2583 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Nov 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
SMTP service in SmarterTools SmarterMail 1.6.1511 and 1.6.1529 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a large number of simultaneous open connections to TCP port 25.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2583?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Smartertools Smartermail.
How do I fix CVE-2004-2583?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2583 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-2004-2583 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2583 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2026-24423 SmarterTools SmarterMail Missing Authentication for Critical Function
- CVE-2026-23760 SmarterTools SmarterMail Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
- CVE-2021-32234 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2019-7214 Deserialization in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3cw3-m7gv-grjw.