CVE-1999-1557

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 8.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2005-05-02 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected products

Ipswitch Imail: through 5.0

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=92038879607336&w=2
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1895
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=92038879607336&w=2
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1895

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