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
Published Oct 25, 2005
7.8
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.03%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.18
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.03% (0.02030) | 80.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.03% (0.02030) | 78.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.67% (0.01665) | 80.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.54% (0.01536) | 87.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.15% (0.02149) | 87.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://members.lycos.co.uk/r34ct/main/Ability_mail_server_1.18.txt x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12039 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1010672 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/7719 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10695 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16677 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://members.lycos.co.uk/r34ct/main/Ability_mail_server_1.18.txt | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/12039 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1010672 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/7719 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10695 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16677 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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