CVE-2001-0494 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in IPSwitch IMail SMTP server version 6.06 and potentially earlier versions. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the affected system by sending a specially crafted, long "From:" header in an email. The vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.5, indicating that it is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to potential compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild or readily available public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, with 10 mentions, suggesting continued awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.06CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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.