MEDIUM
iSMTP 5.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long "MAIL FROM" command, possibly triggering a buffer overflow
Published Jun 28, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.79%
Description
iSMTP 5.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long "MAIL FROM" command, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.
Affected products
No data.
- 5.0.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.79% 0.01787
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01787
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.79% (0.01787) | 77.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.79% (0.01787) | 75.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.83% (0.00832) | 72.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.73% (0.00730) | 81.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00356) | 72.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00299) | 69.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00253) | 64.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00259) | 64.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00235) | 60.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 18, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01545) | 85.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02175) | 87.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/299232 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10577.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatch
- http://www.nii.co.in/vuln/ismtp.html x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6151 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/299232 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10577.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatch | |
| http://www.nii.co.in/vuln/ismtp.html | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6151 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 28, 2005
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Jun 28, 2005
Link CVE-2002-1985
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a