CVE-2004-2520
Status: ModifiedMedium (4)—
POP3 protocol in Gattaca Server 2003 1.1.10.0 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large numeric value in the (1) LIST, (2) RETR, or (3) UIDL commands.
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Base score: 4
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 3.27%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 88
- Score date: 10/5/2026
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)
⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.
CWEs
- NVD-CWE-Other
References
- http://members.lycos.co.uk/r34ct/main/Gattaca%20Server%202003.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12071
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1010703
- http://www.gattaca-server.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=gattaca_discussion%3Baction=display%3Bnum=1091194176%3Bstart=0#0
- http://www.osvdb.org/7925
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10728
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16703
- http://members.lycos.co.uk/r34ct/main/Gattaca%20Server%202003.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12071
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1010703
- http://www.gattaca-server.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=gattaca_discussion%3Baction=display%3Bnum=1091194176%3Bstart=0#0
- http://www.osvdb.org/7925
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10728
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16703
Raw JSON (NVD)
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