CVE-2004-2422

Multiple features in Ipswitch IMail Server before 8.13 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via (1) a long sender field to the Queue Manager or (2) a long To field to the Web Messaging component.

Published: 2004-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-2422 is rated Moderate Risk (57.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.09%, 93th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +6.84% 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-2004-2422

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 0.25% 7.09% +6.84%
2 2025-03-17 0.77% 0.25% -0.52%
3 2025-02-23 0.77%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-2422

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-2422

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-2422

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ipswitch imail 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch imail 5.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch imail 5.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch imail 5.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch imail 5.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch imail 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch imail 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch imail 6.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch imail 6.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch imail 6.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch imail 6.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch imail 6.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch imail 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch imail 6.2 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch imail 6.3 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch imail 6.4 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch imail 7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch imail 7.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch imail 7.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch imail 7.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch imail 7.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch imail 7.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch imail 7.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch imail 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch imail 7.12 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:7.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch imail 8.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch imail 8.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:8.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch imail 8.1 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-2422

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