Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 25, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2005-1255

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the IMAP server in IMail 8.12 and 8.13 in Ipswitch Collaboration Suite (ICS), and other versions before IMail Server 8.2 Hotfix 2, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a LOGIN command with (1) a long username argument or (2) a long username argument that begins with a special character.

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Affected products

Ipswitch, Inc./Imail3 versions
cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:8.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:8.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:8.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <= 8.13
Ipswitch, Inc./Imail Server
cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=8.2_hotfix_2
Ipswitch, Inc./Ipswitch Collaboration Suite
cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:ipswitch_collaboration_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

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References

www.ipswitch.com/support/imail/releases/imail_professional/im82hf2.htmlnvdPatch
www.idefense.com/application/poi/displaynvdVendor Advisory
securitytracker.com/idnvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/13727nvd

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