CVE-2005-2223: Medium severity mailenable professional vulnerability

Published Jul 12, 2005
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Updated

Unknown vulnerability in the SMTP service in MailEnable Standard before 1.9 and Professional before 1.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) during authentication.

Affected Software

17 affected components
MailEnable MailEnable Professional=1.52
MailEnable MailEnable Professional=1.17
MailEnable MailEnable Standard=1.71
MailEnable MailEnable Professional=1.18
MailEnable MailEnable Standard=1.701
MailEnable MailEnable Professional=1.5
MailEnable MailEnable Standard=1.703
MailEnable MailEnable Standard=1.704
MailEnable MailEnable Professional=1.19
MailEnable MailEnable Standard=1.702
MailEnable MailEnable Professional=1.2a
MailEnable MailEnable Professional=1.51
MailEnable MailEnable Professional=1.54
MailEnable MailEnable Professional=1.2
MailEnable MailEnable Professional=1.53
MailEnable MailEnable Standard=1.8
MailEnable MailEnable Standard=1.72

Remediation

Event History

Jul 12, 2005
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2223?

CVE-2005-2223 is considered to have a high severity due to the potential for remote denial of service during authentication.

2

How do I fix CVE-2005-2223?

To fix CVE-2005-2223, update to the latest version of MailEnable Standard or Professional that addresses this vulnerability.

3

Which versions of MailEnable are affected by CVE-2005-2223?

Versions of MailEnable Standard prior to 1.9 and Professional prior to 1.6 are affected by CVE-2005-2223.

4

Is CVE-2005-2223 a local or remote vulnerability?

CVE-2005-2223 is a remote vulnerability that can be exploited by attackers without physical access to the system.

5

What kind of impact might CVE-2005-2223 have on a system?

CVE-2005-2223 can cause a denial of service, leading to crashes of the MailEnable SMTP service during authentication attempts.

Contact

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