The webmail interface for Ipswitch IMail 7.04 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a mailbox name that contains a large number of
Published May 3, 2002
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.13%
Description
The webmail interface for Ipswitch IMail 7.04 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a mailbox name that contains a large number of . (dot) or other characters to programs such as (1) readmail.cgi or (2) printmail.cgi, possibly due to a buffer overflow that may allow execution of arbitrary code.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.13% (0.04135) | 90.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.13% (0.04135) | 89.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 0.33% (0.00333) | 55.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 1.87% (0.01873) | 81.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.61% (0.00609) | 67.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.18% (0.01179) | 85.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 15, 2024 | 1.18% (0.01179) | 84.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.18% (0.01179) | 82.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.29% (0.04291) | 87.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.29% (0.04291) | 86.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.29% (0.04291) | 70.14th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-10/0082.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.ipswitch.com/Support/IMail/news.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3427 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-10/0082.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.ipswitch.com/Support/IMail/news.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3427 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
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