# CVE-2008-2049: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can obtain sensitive password information via crafted APOP commands in E-Post Mail Server's POP3 service.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 May 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-263w-6jpf-2h2q

## What is CVE-2008-2049?

CVE-2008-2049 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 May 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The POP3 server (EPSTPOP3S.EXE) 4.22 in E-Post Mail Server 4.10 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via multiple crafted APOP commands for a known POP3 account, which displays the password in a POP3 error message.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2049?

It affects 1 product.


Products: E-Post Corporation Mail Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-2049?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-2049 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-2049 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2049 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2006-0447](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0447/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-0448](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0448/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-0449](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0449/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-2049 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-2049 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 May 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2049 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2049/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2049/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2049
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2049
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-2049

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2049/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.