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CVE-2005-1255

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the IMAP server in IMail 8.12 and 8.13 in Ipswitch Collaboration Suite (ICS), a

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the IMAP server in IMail 8.12 and 8.13 in Ipswitch Collaboration Suite (ICS), and other versions before IMail Server 8.2 Hotfix 2, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a LOGIN command with (1) a long username argument or (2) a long username argument that begins with a special character.

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 0.16786
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 5% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Affected Products & Versions

3
ipswitch imailall versions
ipswitch imail server<= 8.2_hotfix_2
ipswitch collaboration suiteall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

3
remoteIPSwitch IMail Server 8.20 - IMAPD Remote Buffer Overflowverified
remoteIPSwitch IMail Server 8.15 - IMAPD Remote Code Executionverified
remoteIPSwitch IMAP Server - LOGON Remote Stack Overflowverified
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Detection Rules (IDS/IPS)

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et-openGPL IMAP login buffer overflow attemptattempted-user
snort-communityPROTOCOL-IMAP login buffer overflow attemptattempted-user
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Scoring & Timeline

10
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD25 May 2005 · 04:00 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014047
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=243&type=vulnerabilitiesVendor Advisory
http://www.ipswitch.com/support/imail/releases/imail_professional/im82hf2.htmlPatch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13727
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