PT-2005-2266 · Ipswitch · Ipswitch Imail

Published 2005-05-25 · Updated 2008-11-15 · CVE-2005-1256

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Ipswitch IMail versions prior to 8.2 Hotfix 2

Description: The issue is related to a stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP daemon. This allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a STATUS command with a long mailbox name.

Recommendations: For Ipswitch IMail versions prior to 8.2 Hotfix 2, update to version 8.2 Hotfix 2 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the IMAP daemon or limiting the length of mailbox names to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-1256

Affected Products

Ipswitch Imail

References · 6

• http://idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=244&type=vulnerabilities · Vendor Advisory
• http://ipswitch.com/support/imail/releases/imail_professional/im82hf2.html · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1256 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-1256 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1014047 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/13727 · Note