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CVE-2002-1005
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…
Medium5.0EPSS 2.0%
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Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.0% · top 20% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (3)
- 20020804 Advisory: ArGoSoft Mail Server Pro 1.8.1.7 DoS (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 5395 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- argosoft-autoresponse-dos(9759) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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