CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-0636

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A format string vulnerability in Foxmail Server 2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format strings in the USER command.

Risk Assessment

The risk includes complete loss of email server availability and potential remote code execution, which could lead to data breaches or further compromise of the infrastructure.

Recommendation

Immediately upgrade Foxmail Server to the latest available version that fixes this vulnerability, or apply temporary mitigations such as traffic filtering on the network firewall.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Format string vulnerability in Foxmail Server 2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format strings in the USER command.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS