HIGH
Buffer overflow in Mercury Mail Transport System 4.01b allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long request to TCP port 105
Published Dec 20, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 64.66%
Description
Buffer overflow in Mercury Mail Transport System 4.01b allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long request to TCP port 105.
Affected products
No data.
- 4.01b
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
64.66% 0.64659
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.64659
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 | 64.66% (0.64659) | 99.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 64.66% (0.64659) | 99.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 81.55% (0.81550) | 99.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 79.86% (0.79862) | 99.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 93.10% (0.93104) | 99.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 26, 2024 | 90.16% (0.90156) | 98.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 10, 2023 | 94.46% (0.94458) | 99.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 93.64% (0.93645) | 98.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 93.71% (0.93713) | 98.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 73.30% (0.73300) | 99.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 73.30% (0.73300) | 99.12th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18611 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015374 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploit
- http://www.osvdb.org/22103 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16396 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23669 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1375 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/18611 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1015374 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploit | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/22103 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16396 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23669 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1375 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 20, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Dec 20, 2005
Link CVE-2005-4411
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a