CVE-2005-0804

MailEnable Standard 1.8 - Denial of Service via Format String in Mailto Field

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-0804. PoCs published by Tal Zeltzer.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a format string vulnerability in MailEnable 1.8, causing a Denial of Service (DoS) by sending a malformed packet to the SMTP service on port 25. The code establishes a socket connection and sends a crafted string to trigger the vulnerability.

Description

Format string vulnerability in MailEnable 1.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in the mailto field.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Tal Zeltzer · pythondoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/887

This exploit targets a format string vulnerability in MailEnable 1.8, causing a Denial of Service (DoS) by sending a malformed packet to the SMTP service on port 25. The code establishes a socket connection and sends a crafted string to trigger the vulnerability.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: MailEnable 1.8
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target SMTP service on port 25
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111108519331738&w=2
Patch third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/14627
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12833

Scores

EPSS 0.0421
EPSS Percentile 89.7%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
mailenable/mailenable_standard 1.8
Published May 02, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026