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Fencer Vulns
critical 10.0

CVE-2005-3640 json

Multiple buffer overflows in the IMAP Groupware Mail server of Floosietek FTGate (FTGate4) 4.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary…

published 2005-11-16 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-3637

cvss
10.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
8.8%
EPSS 8.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in the IMAP Groupware Mail server of Floosietek FTGate (FTGate4) 4.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long arguments to various IMAP commands, as demonstrated with the EXAMINE command.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-1327)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

8.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-1327 FTGate4 Groupware Mail Server 4.1 - imapd Remote Buffer Overflow (PoC) dos, 2005-11-16
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15449 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • lucaercoli.it http://www.lucaercoli.it/advs/FTGate4.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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