Stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP daemon (imapd) in MailEnable Professional 1.54…
Priority HIGH 73Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- 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
Stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP daemon (imapd) in MailEnable Professional 1.54 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via the status command with a long mailbox name.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.8464 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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 · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mailenable:mailenable_professional:1.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.54 | Vulnerable | MailEnable |
- cpe:2.3:a:mailenable:mailenable_professional:1.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.54 Vulnerable ·MailEnable
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2278
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qp63-c4pg-p37q
References
More Mailenable Professional vulnerabilities
- TI-2006-06170 Stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP service for MailEnable Professional and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2005-01273 Buffer overflow in HTTPMail in MailEnable Enterprise 1.04 and earlier and Professional… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2005-02983 Buffer overflow in the W3C logging for MailEnable Enterprise 1.1 and Professional 1.6… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2005-02102 Unknown vulnerability in the SMTP service in MailEnable Standard before 1.9 and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2007-01259 Stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP service in MailEnable Enterprise and Professional… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
- TI-2006-06349 Stack-based buffer overflow in the POP service in MailEnable Standard 1.98 and earlier… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2005-2278 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-2278 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qp63-c4pg-p37q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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