7.5high
CVE-2004-12911 exploit
Buffer overflow in qwik-smtpd allows remote attackers to use the server as an SMTP spam relay via a long HELO command, which overwrites the…
Published 21 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.5%
percentile 85%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB
Summary
Buffer overflow in qwik-smtpd allows remote attackers to use the server as an SMTP spam relay via a long HELO command, which overwrites the adjacent localIP data buffer.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.46% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-25004 QwikMail 0.3 - 'HELO' Buffer Overflow (PoC) · dos · 2004-12-15
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
- tigger.uic.edu /~jlongs2/holes/qwik-smtpd.txt · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/18555 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2004-1291
- NVD: CVE-2004-1291
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