CVE-2004-2298

Novell Internet Messaging System (NIMS) 2.6 and 3.0, and NetMail 3.1 and 3.5, is installed with a default NMAP authentication credential, which allows remote attackers to read and write mail store data if the administrator does not change the credential by using the NMAP Credential Generator.

Published: 2004-12-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-2298 is rated Moderate Risk (51.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.51%). EPSS rose +1.13% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-2298

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 0.38% 1.51% +1.13%
2 2025-03-30 0.56% 0.38% -0.18%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.56% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-2298

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.4 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-2298

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-2298

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
novell internet_messaging_system 2.6 cpe:2.3:a:novell:internet_messaging_system:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell internet_messaging_system 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:novell:internet_messaging_system:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netmail 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netmail 3.5 cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-2298

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