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CVE-2004-0297· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Buffer overflow in the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) daemon (iLDAP.exe 3.9.15.10) in Ipswitch IMail Server 8.03 allows remote

Buffer overflow in the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) daemon (iLDAP.exe 3.9.15.10) in Ipswitch IMail Server 8.03 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via an LDAP message with a large tag length.

CriticalCVSS 10.0 · v2.0—Weaponized No fix recorded
Published
Nov 23, 2004
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
68.1% · 99th percentile
CWE
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CVSS
40 / 40 · 10.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
20 / 30 · 68.1%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
ipswitchimail

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • ipswitch imail8.0.3
  • ipswitch imail8.0.5

Same product

ipswitch: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2005-1256Stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP daemon (IMAPD32.EXE) in IMail 8.13 in Ipswitch Collaboration Suite (ICS), and other versions before
    58Plan
  • CVE-2005-1255Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the IMAP server in IMail 8.12 and 8.13 in Ipswitch Collaboration Suite (ICS), and other versions be
    53Plan
  • CVE-2004-1520Stack-based buffer overflow in IPSwitch IMail 8.13 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long IMAP DELETE comman
    45Plan
  • CVE-1999-1046Buffer overflow in IMonitor in IMail 5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, and possibly execute arbitrary commands, via
    44Plan
  • CVE-2007-2795Multiple buffer overflows in Ipswitch IMail before 2006.21 allow remote attackers or authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via (1) t
    43Plan
  • CVE-2002-0777Buffer overflow in the LDAP component of Ipswitch IMail 7.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long "bind D
    43Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

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No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Evidence

  • Metasploit module ×1
  • Exploit-DB entry ×2

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entryremote2004-02-27
Exploit-DB entryremote2010-04-30
Metasploit moduleexploit/windows/ldap/imail_thcIMail LDAP Service Buffer Overflowexploit2004-02-17

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Metasploit-280 d
  2. First PoC-270 d
  3. Published
  4. TodaySep 30, 2026+7982 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
C · data can be read
Integrity
C · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
C · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
C
Integrity impact
C
Availability impact
C

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

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References

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