CVE-2000-0056

Ipswitch IMail - Denial of Service via status.cgi

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2000-0056. PoCs published by Ussr Labs.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit describes a DoS vulnerability in IMail Monitor's status.cgi script, where multiple simultaneous requests cause a crash due to an 'Invalid Memory Address' error. No actual exploit code is provided, only references to external binaries.

Description

IMail IMONITOR status.cgi CGI script allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service with many calls to status.cgi.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Ussr Labs · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19711

The exploit describes a DoS vulnerability in IMail Monitor's status.cgi script, where multiple simultaneous requests cause a crash due to an 'Invalid Memory Address' error. No actual exploit code is provided, only references to external binaries.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: IMail Monitor (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to port 8181 on the target system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/914

Scores

EPSS 0.0605
EPSS Percentile 92.4%

Details

Status published
Products (3)
ipswitch/imail 5.0.8
ipswitch/imail 6.0
ipswitch/imail 6.1
Published Jan 05, 2000
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026