CVE-2004-0297

Buffer overflow in the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) daemon (iLDAP.exe 3.9.15.10)...

10.0 HighPublic exploit

Buffer overflow in the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) daemon (iLDAP.exe 3.9.15.10) in Ipswitch IMail Server 8.03 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via an LDAP message with a large tag length.

Exploit likelihood

68.1%Up 3.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

Record: CVE-2004-0297
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2004-0297
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2004-0297 No score

Record: EUVD-2004-0297
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vhf7-p3q6-249f No score

Buffer overflow in the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) daemon (iLDAP.exe 3.9.15.10)...

Record: GHSA-vhf7-p3q6-249f
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

ipswitch imail

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	IPSwitch IMail LDAP Daemon/Service - Remote Buffer Overflow	2004-02-27
Exploit-DB	IPSwitch IMail LDAP Daemon/Service - Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)	2010-04-30
Metasploit	IMail LDAP Service Buffer Overflow	2004-02-17

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2004-0297 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Ipswitch Imail, published September 1, 2004. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 68.1%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.