Stack-based buffer overflow in IPSwitch IMail 8.13 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long IMAP DELETE comma…

published 2004-12-31 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-1514

cvss: 4.6; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 88.5%; EPSS 88.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.7%
public exploits: 5; Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Stack-based buffer overflow in IPSwitch IMail 8.13 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long IMAP DELETE command.

Patch / fix

links 2

securityfocus.com/bid/11675 patch
secunia.com/advisories/13200 advisory

Timeline

2004-11-12 First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/imap/imail_delete)
2004-12-31 Published

Exploit prediction

88.51% 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/imail_delete IMail IMAP4D Delete Overflow metasploit exploit, average rank, 2004-11-12
Metasploit exploit/windows/imap/mdaemon_cram_md5 Mdaemon 8.0.3 IMAPD CRAM-MD5 Authentication Overflow metasploit exploit, great rank, 2004-11-12
EDB-16479 IPSwitch IMail IMAP4D - Delete Overflow (Metasploit) remote, 2010-09-20
EDB-1151 MDaemon 8.0.3 - IMAPD CRAM-MD5 Authentication Overflow (Metasploit) remote, 2005-08-12
EDB-627 IPSwitch IMail 8.13 - 'DELETE' Remote Stack Overflow remote, 2004-11-12
securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11675 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	4.6	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

secunia.com /advisories/13200
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/11675
vdb-entry, exploit, patch
marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=110037283803560&w=2
mailing-list
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/18058
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2004-1520
NVD CVE-2004-1520

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Summary