CVE-2001-1283

The webmail interface for Ipswitch IMail 7.04 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a mailbox name that contains a large number of . (dot) or other characters to programs such as (1) readmail.cgi or (2) printmail.cgi, possibly due to a buffer overflow that may allow execution of arbitrary code.

Published: 2001-10-12 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2001-1283 is rated High Risk (65.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.13%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +3.80% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-1283

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.33% 4.13% +3.80%
2 2025-11-23 1.11% 0.33% -0.78%
3 2025-09-27 1.11%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-1283

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2001-1283

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-1283

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ipswitch imail 6.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch imail 6.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch imail 7.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-1283

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