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CommuniGate Pro POP Service Empty Inbox Remote DoS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 21917

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Synopsis

The remote mail server is prone to a denial of service attack.

Description

According to its banner, the version of CommuniGate Pro running on the remote host will crash when certain mail clients try to open an empty mailbox.

Solution

Upgrade to CommuniGate Pro 5.1c2 or newer.

See Also

http://www.stalker.com/CommuniGatePro/History.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 21917

File Name: communigatepro_51c2.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: remote

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 7/4/2006

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:communigate:communigate_pro_core_server

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/30/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-3477

BID: 18770