CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-2278

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In MailEnable Professional 1.54, a stack-based buffer overflow exists in the IMAP daemon (imapd). A remote authenticated user can exploit this by sending a status command with a long mailbox name, leading to arbitrary code execution.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could take control of the mail server, risking data leakage, service disruption, or further attacks on the internal network.

Recommendation

Immediately upgrade MailEnable Professional to a version later than 1.54, where this vulnerability is fixed.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP daemon (imapd) in MailEnable Professional 1.54 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via the status command with a long mailbox name.

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