CVE-2005-3813: Medium severity MailEnable MailEnable Enterprise vulnerability

Published Nov 26, 2005
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Updated

IMAP service (meimaps.exe) of MailEnable Professional 1.7 and Enterprise 1.1 allows remote authenticated attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by using RENAME with a non-existent mailbox, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-3690.

Affected Software

2 affected components
MailEnable MailEnable Enterprise=1.1
MailEnable MailEnable Professional=1.7

Event History

Nov 26, 2005
CVE Published
02:03 AM
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3813?

CVE-2005-3813 has a severity rating of medium, indicating that it can lead to a denial of service.

2

How do I fix CVE-2005-3813?

To mitigate CVE-2005-3813, upgrade MailEnable Professional to version 1.8 or later, or MailEnable Enterprise to version 1.2 or later.

3

What platforms are affected by CVE-2005-3813?

CVE-2005-3813 affects MailEnable Professional version 1.7 and MailEnable Enterprise version 1.1.

4

What type of attack does CVE-2005-3813 involve?

CVE-2005-3813 involves a denial of service attack where authenticated remote users can crash the IMAP service using a specific RENAME command.

5

Is CVE-2005-3813 still a concern today?

While CVE-2005-3813 is an older vulnerability, systems running unaffected versions of MailEnable should still be monitored for security risks.

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