CVE-2002-1005

Exp

ArGoSoft Mail Server 1.8.1.7 and earlier allows a webmail user to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by forwarding the email to the user while autoresponse is enabled, which creates an infinite loop.

Published: 2002-10-04 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-1005 is rated High Exploit Risk (63.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.97%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.43% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2002-1005

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1005

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.54% 1.97% +1.43%
2 2025-03-30 0.61% 0.54% -0.06%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.61% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1005

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-1005

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1005

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
argosoft argosoft_mail_server 1.8.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:argosoft:argosoft_mail_server:1.8.1.5:*:pro:*:*:*:*:*
argosoft argosoft_mail_server 1.8.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:argosoft:argosoft_mail_server:1.8.1.6:*:pro:*:*:*:*:*
argosoft argosoft_mail_server 1.8.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:argosoft:argosoft_mail_server:1.8.1.7:*:pro:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1005

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