Format string vulnerability in the SMTP service in IMail Server 8.20 in Ipswitch…
Priority MEDIUM 40Published · 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
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Format string vulnerability in the SMTP service in IMail Server 8.20 in Ipswitch Collaboration Suite (ICS) before 2.02 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers to the (1) EXPN, (2) MAIL, (3) MAIL FROM, and (4) RCPT TO commands.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04737 91st 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2931
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8662-6xfx-55gr
References
More Ipswitch Imail Server vulnerabilities
- 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-2005-01188 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the IMAP server in IMail 8.12 and 8.13 in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2007-03802 Multiple buffer overflows in the IMAP service (imapd32.exe) in Ipswitch IMail Server 2006… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2007-03804 Multiple buffer overflows in Ipswitch IMail Server 2006 before 2006.21 (1) allow remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2017-09364 Stack based buffer overflow in Ipswitch IMail server up to and including 12.5.5 allows… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-09363 Stack based buffer overflow in Ipswitch IMail server up to and including 12.5.5 allows… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2005-2931 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-2931 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8662-6xfx-55gr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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