CVE-2008-2049 (GCVE-0-2008-2049)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-05-01 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 08:49
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/29990 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://vuln.sg/epostmailserver410-en.html x_refsource_MISC
http://www.e-postinc.jp/Mail_Server.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1389… vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019930 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28951 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
Date Public
2008-04-27 00:00
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