CVE-2005-2931 is a format string vulnerability affecting the SMTP service in Ipswitch IMail Server 8.20 and Ipswitch Collaboration Suite (ICS) before 2.02. This flaw allows remote unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by injecting format string specifiers into EXPN, MAIL, MAIL FROM, or RCPT TO commands. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it represents a high-severity risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail_server:8.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:ipswitch_collaboration_suite:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:ipswitch_collaboration_suite:2.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.