CVE-2005-1254 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 25 May 2005 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote authenticated users can crash the IMail IMAP server via a stack-based buffer overflow in the SELECT command.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2005-1254?

CVE-2005-1254 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 May 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP server for Ipswitch IMail 8.12 and 8.13, and other versions before IMail Server 8.2 Hotfix 2, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a SELECT command with a large argument.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1254?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ipswitch Imail.

How do I fix CVE-2005-1254?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1254 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2005-1254 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1254 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xcpq-wff2-vp7h.