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CVE-2005-1490· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Merak Mail Server 8.0.3 with Icewarp Web Mail 5.4.2, when the mailbox.dat file does not exist, allows remote authenticated users to determin

Merak Mail Server 8.0.3 with Icewarp Web Mail 5.4.2, when the mailbox.dat file does not exist, allows remote authenticated users to determine if a file exists via the folder parameter to attachment.html.

LowCVSS 2.1 · v2.0—No exploit No fix recorded

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Published
May 11, 2005
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.6% · 46th percentile
CWE
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Action score

8

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
8 / 40 · 2.1 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.6%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
icewarpweb mail
merakmail server

Affected versions

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

  • icewarp web mail5.4.2
  • merak mail server8.0.3

Same product

icewarp: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2005-4556PHP remote file include vulnerability in IceWarp Web Mail 5.5.1, as used by Merak Mail Server 8.3.0r and VisNetic Mail Server version 8.3.0
    33Monitor
  • CVE-2004-1673accountsettings_add.html in Merak Mail Server 7.4.5 with Icewarp Web Mail 5.2.7 and possibly other versions allow remote attackers to create
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2004-1672attachment.html in Merak Mail Server 7.4.5 with Icewarp Web Mail 5.2.7 and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to view other use
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2004-1670Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities Merak Mail Server 7.4.5 with Icewarp Web Mail 5.2.7, and possibly other versions, allow remote
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2004-1674viewaction.html in Merak Mail Server 7.4.5 with Icewarp Web Mail 5.2.7 and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to (1) delete arb
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2002-0258Merak Mail IceWarp Web Mail uses a static identifier as a user session ID that does not change across sessions, which could allow remote att
    30Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

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

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

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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No credits in the CNA record.

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
P · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
P
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

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MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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