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CVE-2005-1255: ipswitch imail

CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
Published 25-05-2005Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2005-1255 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in ipswitch imail. EPSS estimates a 42.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
90/100
0100
Critical · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
42.81%
0%100%
High · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits3exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 25-05-2005
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the IMAP server in IMail 8.12 and 8.13 in Ipswitch Collaboration Suite (ICS), and other versions before IMail Server 8.2 Hotfix 2, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a LOGIN command with (1) a long username argument or (2) a long username argument that begins with a special character.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

42.81%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

99%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 42.81% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
42.81%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

3 found
  • exploit-databaseremotelinuxVerified

    IPSwitch IMail Server 8.15 - IMAPD Remote Code Execution

    Maturity: weaponized

  • exploit-databaseremotewindowsVerified

    IPSwitch IMail Server 8.20 - IMAPD Remote Buffer Overflow

    Maturity: weaponized

  • exploit-databaseremotewindowsVerified

    IPSwitch IMAP Server - LOGON Remote Stack Overflow

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Ipswitch2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

4 links