CVE-2005-2278 in the critical feed json
Stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP daemon (imapd) in MailEnable Professional 1.54 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitra…
published 2005-07-17 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-2279
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 84.6%
- EPSS 84.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.7%
- public exploits
- 2
- Metasploit, Exploit-DB
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP daemon (imapd) in MailEnable Professional 1.54 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via the status command with a long mailbox name.
Patch / fix
Timeline
- First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/imap/mailenable_status)
- Published
Exploit prediction
84.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.7% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit exploit/windows/imap/mailenable_status MailEnable IMAPD (1.54) STATUS Request Buffer Overflow metasploit exploit, great rank, 2005-07-13
- EDB-16485 MailEnable IMAPD 1.54 - STATUS Request Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) remote, 2010-04-30
- coresecurity.com http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=467&idxseccion=10 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
References
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coresecurity.com
/common/showdoc.php?idx=467&idxseccion=10
exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
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marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=112127188609993&w=2
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-2278
- NVD CVE-2005-2278
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