CVE-2005-1254

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Published May 25, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 5.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP server for Ipswitch IMail 8.12 and 8.13, and other versions before IMail Server 8.2 Hotfix 2, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a SELECT command with a large argument.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

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::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:8.12:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:8.13:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-1257	Stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP server for Ipswitch IMail 8.12 and 8.13, and other versions before IMail Server 8.2 Hotfix 2, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a SELECT command with a large argument.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 5.1% (5.071% probability within 30 days)

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=241&type=vulnerabilities
http://www.ipswitch.com/support/imail/releases/imail_professional/im82hf2.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13727

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ipswitch Imail

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 9:44 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 25, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 9:44 PM
Reserved: Apr 25, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:12 PM

Status: Modified
Published: May 25, 2005, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:12 PM

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