CVE-2005-4456

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 7.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2005-12-21 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in MailEnable Professional 1.71 and Enterprise 1.1 before patch ME-10009 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long (1) LIST, (2) LSUB, and (3) UID FETCH commands. NOTE: it is possible that these are alternate vectors for the issue described in CVE-2005-4402.

Affected products

Mailenable Enterprise: 1.1
Mailenable Professional: 1.71

References

http://seclists.org/lists/fulldisclosure/2005/Dec/1036.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/18134
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15985
http://seclists.org/lists/fulldisclosure/2005/Dec/1036.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/18134
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15985

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