Format string vulnerability in Foxmail Server 2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format strings in the USER command.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-0636 is rated High Exploit Risk (87.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.06%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 797 | exploit_db | edb | 2005-02-07 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 5.91% | 6.06% | +0.15% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 10.88% | 5.91% | -4.97% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 10.88% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| foxmail | foxmail_email_server | 2.0 | cpe:2.3:a:foxmail:foxmail_email_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/14145 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1013356 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/391960 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12711 | Vendor Advisory |