CVE-2004-2298 describes a critical vulnerability in Novell Internet Messaging System (NIMS) versions 2.6 and 3.0, and NetMail versions 3.1 and 3.5. These products were shipped with a default NMAP authentication credential, which, if not changed by the administrator, allowed remote attackers to read and write mail store data. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.4, indicating a medium severity, with a low attack complexity and no authentication required for exploitation, leading to potential confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there known public exploits in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:internet_messaging_system:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:internet_messaging_system:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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