CVE-2005-1249

Published: May 25, 2005Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other

5.0MEDIUM

NVD MITRE

Description

The IMAP daemon (IMAPD32.EXE) in Ipswitch Collaboration Suite (ICS) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an LSUB command with a large number of null characters, which causes an infinite loop.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:NIntegrity

None

A:PAvailability

Partial

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

ipswitch

commercial·USaka ipswitch collaboration suite, ws ftp server, imail, ws_ftp_server

ipswitch collaboration suiteOn-premWeb App

Enterprise Software / collaboration-groupware

and 1 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://www.ipswitch.com/support/imail/releases/imail_professional/im82hf2.html

ipswitch.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13727

securityfocus.com

http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=245&type=vulnerabilities

idefense.com

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