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CVE-2005-4557

Published: Dec 28, 2005Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
5.0CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
9.5%
Top 5.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
3 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

dir/include.html in IceWarp Web Mail 5.5.1, as used by Merak Mail Server 8.3.0r and VisNetic Mail Server version 8.3.0 build 1, allows remote attackers to include arbitrary local files via a null byte (%00) in the lang parameter, possibly due to a directory traversal vulnerability.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

n/an/a
visnetic mail serverdeerfield
On-prem
Communications / email-server-client
web mailicewarp
On-premWeb App
Communications / email-server-client
mail servermerak
On-prem
Communications / email-server-client
deerfieldCommunicationsaka visnetic mail server, visnetic website, mdaemon
icewarpcommercialCommunicationsaka icewarp web mail, icewarp mail server
merakcommercialCommunications

Exploitability

3 exploit sources identified

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Official Patch Available

References

http://www.osvdb.org/22079
osvdb.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23897
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/17865
secunia.com
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Timeline

Published
Dec 28, 2005
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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