CVE-2005-2472 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in BusinessMail 4.60.00 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long string to SMTP (1) HELO or (2) MAIL FROM commands.

Published: 2005-08-05

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 24.6% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:netcplus:businessmail:4.60.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.24624.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-August/035647.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112291456305261&w=2
http://reedarvin.thearvins.com/20050730-01.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/16306
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014602
http://www.osvdb.org/18407
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14434
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21636

History

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Subscriptions

Netcplus Businessmail

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-08-05T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T22:30:01.073Z

Reserved: 2005-08-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-2472

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-08-05T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2005-2472

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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