MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2004-1688

Pigeon Server vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
3.6%
EPSS pct
88th
Exploited
No known
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.
Affected vendor
Tech Noel
Affected product
Pigeon Server
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published
2004-09-16

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.6% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 88% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2004-1688

  • Confirm whether Tech Noel Pigeon Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2004-1688.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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