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CVE-1999-1557

Buffer overflow in the login functions in IMAP server (imapd) in Ipswitch IMail 5.0 and earlier allows remote attackers

Buffer overflow in the login functions in IMAP server (imapd) in Ipswitch IMail 5.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a long user name or (2) a long password.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.23669
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 4% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

1
ipswitch imail<= 5.0
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
dosIpswitch IMail 5.0 - Imapd Buffer Overflow (Denial of Service) (PoC)verified
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Detection Rules (IDS/IPS)

2
et-openGPL IMAP login buffer overflow attemptattempted-user
snort-communityPROTOCOL-IMAP login buffer overflow attemptattempted-user
Open rulesets (ET Open, Snort Community, abuse.ch) link to source. Commercial rulesets are reference-only.
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Scoring & Timeline

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MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD02 May 2005 · 04:00 AM
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References & Sources

2
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=92038879607336&w=2
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1895
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