CVE-2019-11395: A buffer overflow in MailCarrier 2.51 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string, as demonstrated by SMTP RCPT TO…
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Plan (action score 43/100)
- Public proof-of-concept code exists (GitHub); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 14.5% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 96.6% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.
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Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
A buffer overflow in MailCarrier 2.51 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string, as demonstrated by SMTP RCPT TO, POP3 USER, POP3 LIST, POP3 TOP, or POP3 RETR.
- Published
- Apr 22, 2019
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 14.5% · 96th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-787
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Action score
43
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- CVSS
- 39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 4 / 30 · 14.5%
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- Proof of concept exists, no weaponized module
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| tabslab | mailcarrier | cpe:2.3:a:tabslab:mailcarrier |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- tabslab mailcarrier2.51
Same product
tabslab: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2019-11682A buffer overflow in the SMTP response service in MailCarrier 2.51 allows the attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely via a long HELP…40Plan
- CVE-2019-25646Tabs Mail Carrier 2.5.1 Buffer Overflow via MAIL FROM37Monitor
- CVE-2019-25364Win10 MailCarrier 2.51 - 'POP3 User' Remote Buffer Overflow37Monitor
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
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×3
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | 3 repositories | 2023-12-25 → 2025-04-03 |
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.
- Published
- First PoC+1708 d
- TodayNov 13, 2026+2762 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Not on record for this CVE: patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds WriteCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Change log (0)
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