CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-2495

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The Webmail, admin, and SMTP services in Ability Mail Server 1.18 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a large number of simultaneous connections to the service.

Risk Assessment

The attack can cause significant slowdown or complete unavailability of the mail server, disrupting email communication within the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to limit the number of simultaneous connections to the server services and upgrade to a newer version of the software if available.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The (1) Webmail, (2) admin, and (3) SMTP services in Ability Mail Server 1.18 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a large number of simultaneous connections to the service.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS