Vulnerability in David Harris Mercury Mail Transport System
CVE-2005-4411
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 · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.647 (99.2th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.647 · newest: 0.647 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- David Harris Mercury Mail Transport System — versions 4.01b
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1375 (exploit)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/16396 (vdb-entry)
- securitytracker.com/id (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- www.osvdb.org/22103 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/18611 (third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23669 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2005-4411?
- CVE-2005-4411 is a vulnerability in David Harris Mercury Mail Transport System. Published 2005-12-20.
- Is CVE-2005-4411 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.