CVE-2005-1255

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 42.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2005-05-25 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected products

Ipswitch Imail: 8.12, 8.13
Ipswitch Imail Server: through 8.2_hotfix_2
Ipswitch Collaboration Suite: all versions

References

http://securitytracker.com/id?1014047
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=243&type=vulnerabilities
http://www.ipswitch.com/support/imail/releases/imail_professional/im82hf2.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13727
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014047
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=243&type=vulnerabilities
http://www.ipswitch.com/support/imail/releases/imail_professional/im82hf2.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13727

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