Buffer overflow in HTTPMail in MailEnable Enterprise 1.04 and earlier and Professional 1.54 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP Authorization header.
CVE-2005-1348
Score elevated to 9.0 because EPSS predicts 91% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (top 0.3% of all CVEs). Confidence: see factors.
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 73%
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 9.0(low)
- EPSS
- 99.4%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
May 2, 2005
Last Modified
April 16, 2026
References (8)
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111445834220015&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://securitytracker.com/id?1013786
- cve@mitrehttp://www.osvdb.org/15737
- cve@mitrehttp://www.x0n3-h4ck.org/upload/x0n3-h4ck_mailenable_https.pl
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111445834220015&w=2
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1013786
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/15737
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.x0n3-h4ck.org/upload/x0n3-h4ck_mailenable_https.pl
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Publicly available exploits
(3 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (2 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-16781✓ verifiedFirst seen Jul 7, 2010
MailEnable - Authorisation Header Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-952✓ verifiedFirst seen Apr 25, 2005
MailEnable Enterprise & Professional - https Remote Buffer Overflow
Open source ↗ - Metasploitexploit/windows/http/mailenable_auth_header✓ verifiedFirst seen Apr 24, 2005
MailEnable Authorization Header Buffer Overflow
Open source ↗
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