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CVE-2008-12761 exploit

Multiple buffer overflows in the IMAP service (MEIMAPS.EXE) in MailEnable Professional Edition and Enterprise Edition 3.13 and earlier allo…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
7.1%
percentile 94%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in the IMAP service (MEIMAPS.EXE) in MailEnable Professional Edition and Enterprise Edition 3.13 and earlier allow remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code via long arguments to the (1) FETCH, (2) EXAMINE, and (3) UNSUBSCRIBE commands.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

7.09% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-5249 MailEnable Professional/Enterprise 3.13 - 'Fetch' (Authenticated) Remote Buffer Overflow · remote · 2008-03-14

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.09.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

  • secunia.com /advisories/29277 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • aluigi.altervista.org /adv/maildisable-adv.txt · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/5249 · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/0799/references · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • securityreason.com /securityalert/3724 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/489270/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1019565 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/28145 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/41058 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred

Sources

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