CVE-2005-4456

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Published Dec 21, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 7.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in MailEnable Professional 1.71 and Enterprise 1.1 before patch ME-10009 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long (1) LIST, (2) LSUB, and (3) UID FETCH commands. NOTE: it is possible that these are alternate vectors for the issue described in CVE-2005-4402.

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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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mailenable:mailenable_enterprise:1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mailenable:mailenable_professional:1.71:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-4451	Multiple buffer overflows in MailEnable Professional 1.71 and Enterprise 1.1 before patch ME-10009 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long (1) LIST, (2) LSUB, and (3) UID FETCH commands. NOTE: it is possible that these are alternate vectors for the issue described in CVE-2005-4402.

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 Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 7.1% (7.136% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/lists/fulldisclosure/2005/Dec/1036.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/18134
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15985

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Mailenable Mailenable Enterprise Mailenable Professional

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:46 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 21, 2005, 11:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:46 PM
Reserved: Dec 21, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:18 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 21, 2005, 11:03 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:18 PM

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