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CommuniGate Pro POP3 Empty Inbox Denial of Service Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks version of CommuniGate Pro

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote mail server is prone to a denial of service attack.

Description :

According to its banner, the version of CommuniGate Pro running on the
remote host will crash when certain mail clients try to open an empty
mailbox.

See also :

http://www.stalker.com/CommuniGatePro/History.html

Solution :

Upgrade to CommuniGate Pro 5.1c2 or newer.

Network Security Threat Level:

Low / CVSS Base Score : 2.3
(AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:N/I:N/A:P/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 18770

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