CVE-2004-2503

Exp

INweb Mail Server 2.40 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large number of connect/disconnect actions to the (1) POP3 and (2) SMTP services.

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-2004-2503 is rated High Exploit Risk (62.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.87%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2004-2503

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-2503

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 1.32% 1.87% +0.55%
2 2025-03-17 1.98% 1.32% -0.66%
3 2024-12-17 — 1.98% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-2503

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-2004-2503

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-2503

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
inweb mail_server 2.40 cpe:2.3:a:inweb:mail_server:2.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-2503

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