Eserv SMTP Memory Leak (deprecated)

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2017

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.

Description

The remote SMTP server is running Eserv SMTP. There is a memory leak in this software that may be abused by an attacker to disable this service remotely.

Solution

No solution is known at this time.

See Also

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q2/0064.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 2017

Family: SMTP Servers

Published: 8/18/2004

Updated: 1/15/2016

Nessus ID: 11619