CVE-2005-1255
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the IMAP server in IMail 8.12 and 8.13 in Ipswitch...
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the IMAP server in IMail 8.12 and 8.13 in Ipswitch Collaboration Suite (ICS), and other versions before IMail Server 8.2 Hotfix 2, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a LOGIN command with (1) a long username argument or (2) a long username argument that begins with a special character.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the IMAP server in IMail 8.12 and 8.13 in Ipswitch Collaboration Suite (ICS), and other versions before IMail Server 8.2 Hotfix 2, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a LOGIN command with (1) a long username argument or (2) a long username argument that begins with a special character.
- Record
CVE-2005-1255- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the IMAP server in IMail 8.12 and 8.13 in Ipswitch Collaboration Suite (ICS), and other versions before IMail Server 8.2 Hotfix 2, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a LOGIN command with (1) a long username argument or (2) a long username argument that begins with a special character.
- Record
CVE-2005-1255- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-1258 No score
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the IMAP server in IMail 8.12 and 8.13 in Ipswitch Collaboration Suite (ICS), and other versions before IMail Server 8.2 Hotfix 2, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a LOGIN command with (1) a long username argument or (2) a long username argument that begins with a special character.
- Record
EUVD-2005-1258- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v67r-3f67-cvcj No score
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the IMAP server in IMail 8.12 and 8.13 in Ipswitch...
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the IMAP server in IMail 8.12 and 8.13 in Ipswitch Collaboration Suite (ICS), and other versions before IMail Server 8.2 Hotfix 2, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a LOGIN command with (1) a long username argument or (2) a long username argument that begins with a special character.
- Record
GHSA-v67r-3f67-cvcj- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | IPSwitch IMAP Server - LOGON Remote Stack Overflow | 2005-06-07 |
| Exploit-DB | IPSwitch IMail Server 8.15 - IMAPD Remote Code Execution | 2005-08-01 |
| Exploit-DB | IPSwitch IMail Server 8.20 - IMAPD Remote Buffer Overflow | 2007-04-01 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-1255 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Ipswitch Imail, published May 25, 2005. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 42.8%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.