CVE-2001-1283 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Ipswitch IMail 7.04 and earlier, where remote authenticated users can crash the webmail interface (e.g., readmail.cgi, printmail.cgi) by providing a mailbox name with an excessive number of dots or other characters, potentially due to a buffer overflow that could lead to arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a network attack vector and low attack complexity, allowing for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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