Multiple buffer overflows in MailEnable Professional 1.71 and Enterprise 1.1 before patch…
Priority MEDIUM 44Published · 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
- None · None · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Multiple buffer overflows in MailEnable Professional 1.71 and Enterprise 1.1 before patch ME-10009 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long (1) LIST, (2) LSUB, and (3) UID FETCH commands. NOTE: it is possible that these are alternate vectors for the issue described in CVE-2005-4402.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.07136 94th 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 · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mailenable:mailenable_enterprise:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1 | Vulnerable | MailEnable |
| cpe:2.3:a:mailenable:mailenable_professional:1.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.71 | Vulnerable | MailEnable |
- cpe:2.3:a:mailenable:mailenable_enterprise:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·MailEnable
- cpe:2.3:a:mailenable:mailenable_professional:1.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.71 Vulnerable ·MailEnable
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-4456
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3f6p-4492-5fc4
References
More Mailenable Enterprise 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-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
- TI-2008-01227 The IMAP service (MEIMAPS.exe) in MailEnable Professional Edition and Enterprise Edition… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
Sources
- CVE-2005-4456 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-4456 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3f6p-4492-5fc4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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