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Vulnerability record · CVE-2005-4456 · published 21 December 2005

CVE-2005-4456: Mailenable enterprise vulnerability

Mailenable · Mailenable Enterprise

Multiple buffer overflows in MailEnable Professional 1.71 and Enterprise 1.1 before patch ME-10009 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long (1) LIST, (2) LSUB, and (3) UID FETCH commands. NOTE: it is possible that these are alternate vectors for the issue described in CVE-2005-4402.

7.8 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 7.1% · top 5.9%
7.8CVSS 2.0 base score
7.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 4 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in MailEnable Professional 1.71 and Enterprise 1.1 before patch ME-10009 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long (1) LIST, (2) LSUB, and (3) UID FETCH commands. NOTE: it is possible that these are alternate vectors for the issue described in CVE-2005-4402.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://seclists.org/lists/fulldisclosure/2005/Dec/1036.html ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18134
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15985 Exploit
http://seclists.org/lists/fulldisclosure/2005/Dec/1036.html ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18134
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15985 Exploit

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Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2005-4456), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.