CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-4456

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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 LIST, LSUB, and UID FETCH commands.

Risk Assessment

The risk includes service disruption and potential remote code execution, compromising the mail server and underlying system.

Recommendation

Apply patch ME-10009 or upgrade MailEnable to a non-vulnerable version immediately.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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