CVE-2005-1254

Stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP server for Ipswitch IMail 8.12 and 8.13, and other versions before IMail Server 8.2 Hotfix 2, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a SELECT command with a large argument.

Published: 2005-05-25 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-1254 is rated Moderate Risk (57.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 12.87%, 94th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +7.17% 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-2005-1254

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 2026-04-19 5.70% 12.87% +7.17%
2 2025-06-23 5.32% 5.70% +0.38%
3 2025-03-30 5.32%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-1254

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-2005-1254

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-1254

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ipswitch imail <= server_8.2_hotfix_2 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch imail 8.12 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:8.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch imail 8.13 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:8.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-1254

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