CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-4411

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A buffer overflow in Mercury Mail Transport System 4.01b allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long request to TCP port 105.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can take over the mail server, leading to data theft, service disruption, or further attacks on the internal network.

Recommendation

Immediately update Mercury Mail Transport System to the latest version or apply a security patch. If updating is not possible, restrict access to port 105 to trusted IP addresses only.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in Mercury Mail Transport System 4.01b allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long request to TCP port 105.

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