CVE-2004-2501

MailEnable Professional and Enterprise - Buffer Overflow via IMAP Service Long Command String

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2004-2501. PoCs published by class101.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in MailEnable IMAP Service (CVE-2004-2501) to execute a bind shell on port 101. It constructs a malicious payload with shellcode and sends it to the target server.

Description

Buffer overflow in the IMAP service of MailEnable Professional Edition 1.52 and Enterprise Edition 1.01 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long command string or (2) a long string to the MEIMAP service and then terminating the connection.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by class101 · cremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/658

This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in MailEnable IMAP Service (CVE-2004-2501) to execute a bind shell on port 101. It constructs a malicious payload with shellcode and sends it to the target server.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: MailEnable Pro/Enterprise v1.52/v1.01
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target IMAP service (port 143 by default)
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/12136
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/13318
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1012327
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18286
Exploit, Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11755
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/12135
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18285
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.hat-squad.com/en/000102.html
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-11/0349.html

Scores

EPSS 0.1406
EPSS Percentile 96.1%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
mailenable/mailenable_enterprise 1.01
mailenable/mailenable_professional 1.52
Published Dec 31, 2004
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026