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TI-2017-09363 Aliases CVE-2017-12638GHSA-m889-hwjr-3rrm

Stack based buffer overflow in Ipswitch IMail server up to and including 12.5.5 allows…

Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Stack based buffer overflow in Ipswitch IMail server up to and including 12.5.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors in IMmailSrv, aka ETBL or ETCETERABLUE.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02514 84th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 12.5.5VulnerableIpswitch
  • cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 12.5.5 Vulnerable ·Ipswitch

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-12638
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m889-hwjr-3rrm

References

Advisory 1

  • 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-2005-02767 Format string vulnerability in the SMTP service in IMail Server 8.20 in Ipswitch… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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