CVE-2008-2049 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:e-post_corporation:mail_server:4.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:e-post_corporation:mail_server:enterprise_4.10:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-2046	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00516.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/29990
http://vuln.sg/epostmailserver410-en.html
http://www.e-postinc.jp/Mail_Server.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28951
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019930
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1389/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42035

History

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Subscriptions

E-post Corporation Mail Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-05-01T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:49:58.139Z

Reserved: 2008-05-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-2049

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-05-01T19:05:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-2049

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-200

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