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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-15223

Denial-of-service vulnerability in ArGoSoft Mini Mail Server 1.0.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to waste CPU resources (memory consumption) via unspecified vectors, possibly triggering an infinite loop.

EXPLOITMEDIUM 5.3EPSS 4.53%

Does this matter?

A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB, so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 4.5%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.

Description

Denial-of-service vulnerability in ArGoSoft Mini Mail Server 1.0.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to waste CPU resources (memory consumption) via unspecified vectors, possibly triggering an infinite loop.

CVSS 3.0
5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS
4.53% probability · 92th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · first 21 October 2017
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-835
Affected
argosoft/mini mail server
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 4.53%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 4.5% since 27 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.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-43026source ↗ArGoSoft Mini Mail Server 1.0.0.2 - Denial of Servicewindows · Berk Cem Gökseldos21 October 2017no

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.