CVE-2005-1931

GoodTech SMTP Server 5.14 - Denial of Service via RCPT TO Command

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-1931. PoCs published by Reed Arvin.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit sends a malformed 'RCPT TO' command to the GoodTech SMTP Server, causing a denial of service (DoS) by crashing the service. The PoC establishes a TCP connection to port 25 and sends a minimal sequence of SMTP commands to trigger the vulnerability.

Description

GoodTech SMTP Server 5.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a RCPT TO command with an invalid argument, as demonstrated using an "A" character.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Reed Arvin · perldoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1162

This exploit sends a malformed 'RCPT TO' command to the GoodTech SMTP Server, causing a denial of service (DoS) by crashing the service. The PoC establishes a TCP connection to port 25 and sends a minimal sequence of SMTP commands to trigger the vulnerability.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: GoodTech SMTP Server for Windows NT/2000/XP version 5.14
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target SMTP server on port 25
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111817606013776&w=2
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/15623

Scores

EPSS 0.0245
EPSS Percentile 82.3%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
goodtech_systems/goodtech_smtp_server 5.14
Published Jul 05, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026