CVE-2004-1688
Pigeon Server 3.02.0143 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a long login name sent to port 3103.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 3.6%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Pigeon Server 3.02.0143 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a long login name sent to port 3103.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.58% probability · 89th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 19 September 2004
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- tech-noel/pigeon server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-September/026515.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109543366631724&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12585Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11203Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17427
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-September/026515.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109543366631724&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12585Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11203Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17427
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.