Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the IMAP server in IMail 8.12 and 8.13 in…
Priority HIGH 71Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the IMAP server in IMail 8.12 and 8.13 in Ipswitch Collaboration Suite (ICS), and other versions before IMail Server 8.2 Hotfix 2, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a LOGIN command with (1) a long username argument or (2) a long username argument that begins with a special character.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.42813 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:8.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.12 | Vulnerable | Ipswitch |
| cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:8.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.13 | Vulnerable | Ipswitch |
| cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 8.2_hotfix_2 | Vulnerable | Ipswitch |
| cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:ipswitch_collaboration_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Ipswitch |
- cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:8.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.12 Vulnerable ·Ipswitch
- cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:8.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.13 Vulnerable ·Ipswitch
- cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.2_hotfix_2 Vulnerable ·Ipswitch
- cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:ipswitch_collaboration_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Ipswitch
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1255
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v67r-3f67-cvcj
References
More Ipswitch Imail vulnerabilities
- TI-2004-00266 Buffer overflow in the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) daemon (iLDAP.exe… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2005-01189 Stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP daemon (IMAPD32.EXE) in IMail 8.13 in Ipswitch… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2004-01396 Stack-based buffer overflow in IPSwitch IMail 8.13 allows remote authenticated users to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6
- TI-1999-01498 Buffer overflow in Ipswitch IMail Service 5.0 allows an attacker to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2007-02705 Multiple buffer overflows in Ipswitch IMail before 2006.21 allow remote attackers or… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
- TI-1999-00996 Buffer overflow in IMonitor in IMail 5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2005-1255 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-1255 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v67r-3f67-cvcj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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