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CVE-2005-4456
Multiple buffer overflows in MailEnable Professional 1.71 and Enterprise 1.1 before patch ME-10009 allow remote attackers to cause a…
High7.8EPSS 7.1%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 7.1% · top 5.7% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
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Affected products
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References (3)
- 18134 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 15985 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20051220 [ACSSEC-2005-11-27-0x2] Remote Overflows in Mailenable Enterprise 1.1 / Professional 1.7 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
Sources
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