What is CVE-2017-15223?

CVE-2017-15223 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Argosoft Mini Mail Server, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2017-10-24.

How severe is CVE-2017-15223?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-15223 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Argosoft Mini Mail Server

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.

Published 2017-10-24 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.045 (91.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.045 · newest: 0.045 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Argosoft Mini Mail Server

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-835 — Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

Parist0nH1ll/Vulnerabilities-Write-Ups

References

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43026/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15223?: CVE-2017-15223 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Argosoft Mini Mail Server, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2017-10-24.
How severe is CVE-2017-15223?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-15223 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.