CVE-2004-0297
highpriority · attend · 74EPSS 0.681 · 99 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-24
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (3)
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- EDB-157IPSwitch IMail LDAP Daemon/Service - Remote Buffer Overflowfunctional · exploit_db
- EDB-16824IPSwitch IMail LDAP Daemon/Service - Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
- exploit/windows/ldap/imail_thcIMail LDAP Service Buffer OverflowPoC · metasploit
affected products (3)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (12)
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- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=74enisa_euvd
- http://www.ipswitch.com/support/imail/releases/imail_professional/im805HF2.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/972334enisa_euvd
- http://www.osvdb.org/3984enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9682enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15243enisa_euvd
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=74nvd
- http://www.ipswitch.com/support/imail/releases/imail_professional/im805HF2.htmlnvd
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