CVE-2008-2049

The POP3 server (EPSTPOP3S.EXE) 4.22 in E-Post Mail Server 4.10 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via multiple crafted APOP commands for a known POP3 account, which displays the password in a POP3 error message.

Published: 2008-05-01 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-2049 is rated Low Risk (39.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.52%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2049

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 2025-03-30 0.58% 0.52% -0.07%
2 2025-03-29 0.52% 0.58% +0.07%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.52% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-2049

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-2049

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-2049

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
e-post_corporation mail_server 4.10 cpe:2.3:a:e-post_corporation:mail_server:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
e-post_corporation mail_server enterprise_4.10 cpe:2.3:a:e-post_corporation:mail_server:enterprise_4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-2049

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