CVE-2005-2278 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP daemon of MailEnable Professional 1.54. This vulnerability allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by sending a crafted status command with an excessively long mailbox name. With a CVSS score of 7.2, it is considered highly severe, enabling full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. While not on the KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available via Metasploit, indicating a clear path for exploitation, despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.54CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mailenable:mailenable_professional:1.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.