CVE-2005-1014
Buffer overflow in the IMAP service for MailEnable Enterprise 1.04 and earlier and Professional 1.54 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long AUTHENTICATE command.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.88%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in the IMAP service for MailEnable Enterprise 1.04 and earlier and Professional 1.54 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long AUTHENTICATE command.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.88% probability · 92th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mailenable/mailenable enterprise · mailenable/mailenable professional
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 4.9% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-April/033123.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14812Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013637Patch
- http://www.mailenable.com/hotfix/Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12995Exploit, Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19947
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-April/033123.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14812Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013637Patch
- http://www.mailenable.com/hotfix/Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12995Exploit, Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19947
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.