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CVE-2004-2168

Status: ModifiedMedium (5)—

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).

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Baardsen Software — Basomail Server

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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