CVE-2005-3640

Exp

Multiple buffer overflows in the IMAP Groupware Mail server of Floosietek FTGate (FTGate4) 4.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long arguments to various IMAP commands, as demonstrated with the EXAMINE command.

Published: 2005-11-16 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-3640 is rated High Exploit Risk (90.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.45%, 92th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.16% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-3640

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
1327 exploit_db edb 2005-11-16 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-3640

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 2025-03-30 5.29% 8.45% +3.16%
2 2025-03-29 8.45% 5.29% -3.16%
3 2025-03-19 — 8.45% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-3640

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-3640

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-3640

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
floosietek ftgate 4_4.1 cpe:2.3:a:floosietek:ftgate:4_4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-3640

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