CVE-2005-4456 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7.1% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| EPSS | 7.14% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-12-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mailenable | mailenable enterprise |
| mailenable | mailenable professional |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | MailEnable Enterprise Edition 1.1 - 'EXAMINE' Remote Buffer Overflow | 2005-12-19 |
References
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