CVE-2005-1256

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 58.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2005-05-25 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP daemon (IMAPD32.EXE) in IMail 8.13 in Ipswitch Collaboration Suite (ICS), and other versions before IMail Server 8.2 Hotfix 2, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a STATUS command with a long mailbox name.

Affected products

Ipswitch Imail: 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=244&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=244&type=vulnerabilities
http://www.ipswitch.com/support/imail/releases/imail_professional/im82hf2.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13727

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