CVE-2004-1211
Multiple buffer overflows in the IMAP service in Mercury/32 4.01a allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long arguments to the (1) EXAMINE, (2) SUBSCRIBE, (3) STATUS, (4)…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 72.5%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in the IMAP service in Mercury/32 4.01a allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long arguments to the (1) EXAMINE, (2) SUBSCRIBE, (3) STATUS, (4) APPEND, (5) CHECK, (6) CLOSE, (7) EXPUNGE, (8) FETCH, (9) RENAME, (10) DELETE, (11) LIST, (12) SEARCH, (13) CREATE, or (14) UNSUBSCRIBE commands.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 72.46% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 7 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 29 November 2004
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- david harris/mercury
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 72.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (7)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
| EDB-ID | Title | Type | Published | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDB-16484source ↗ | Mercury/32 Mail Server 4.01a - IMAP RENAME Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)windows · Metasploit | remote | 9 May 2010 | yes |
| EDB-4316source ↗ | Mercury/32 Mail Server 3.32 < 4.51 - SMTP EIP Overwritewindows · Heretic2 | remote | 26 August 2007 | yes |
| EDB-3561source ↗ | Mercury/32 Mail Server 4.0.1 - 'LOGIN' Remote IMAP Stack Buffer Overflowwindows · Jacopo Cervini | remote | 24 March 2007 | yes |
| EDB-1159source ↗ | Mercury/32 Mail Server 4.01a - 'check' Buffer Overflowwindows · Reed Arvin | dos | 1 December 2004 | yes |
| EDB-670source ↗ | Mercury/32 Mail Server 4.01 - 'Pegasus' IMAP Buffer Overflow (2)windows · JohnH | remote | 1 December 2004 | yes |
| EDB-668source ↗ | Mercury/32 Mail Server 4.01 - 'Pegasus' IMAP Buffer Overflow (1)windows · JohnH | remote | 30 November 2004 | yes |
| EDB-663source ↗ | Mercury/32 Mail Server 4.01 - 'Pegasus' IMAP Buffer Overflow (3)windows · muts | remote | 29 November 2004 | yes |
References
- http://home.kabelfoon.nl/~jaabogae/han/m_401b.html
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-December/029701.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110193702909991&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13348Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/12508
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11775Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18318
- http://home.kabelfoon.nl/~jaabogae/han/m_401b.html
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-December/029701.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110193702909991&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13348Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/12508
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11775Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18318
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.