CVE-2005-1256 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP daemon (IMAPD32.EXE) in IMail 8.13 in Ipswitch Collaboration Suite (ICS), and other versions before IMail Server 8.2 Hotfix 2, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a STATUS command with a long mailbox name.

Published: 2005-05-25

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 74.9% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:8.13:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail_server::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:ipswitch_collaboration_suite::::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.74879.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014047
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=244&type=vulnerabilities
http://www.ipswitch.com/support/imail/releases/imail_professional/im82hf2.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13727

History

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Subscriptions

Ipswitch Imail Imail Server Ipswitch Collaboration Suite

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-05-25T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T21:44:05.453Z

Reserved: 2005-04-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-1256

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-05-25T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2005-1256

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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