CVE-2005-2923

The IMAP server in IMail Server 8.20 in Ipswitch Collaboration Suite (ICS) before 2.02 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long argument to the LIST command, which causes IMail Server to reference invalid memory.

Published: 2005-12-07 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-2923 is rated Moderate Risk (47.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.62%, 90th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2923

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 2026-01-05 5.25% 5.62% +0.37%
2 2025-09-04 5.89% 5.25% -0.64%
3 2025-06-21 5.89%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2923

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-2923

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2923

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ipswitch imail_server 8.20 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail_server:8.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch ipswitch_collaboration_suite 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:ipswitch_collaboration_suite:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch ipswitch_collaboration_suite 2.01 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:ipswitch_collaboration_suite:2.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2923

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