CVE-2004-2501 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the IMAP service of MailEnable Professional Edition 1.52 and Enterprise Edition 1.01. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending excessively long command strings or long strings followed by a connection termination. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it represents a high-severity risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, public exploit code exists (EDB-658), though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mailenable:mailenable_enterprise:1.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.52CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mailenable:mailenable_professional:1.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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