CVE-2005-2223
MediumUnknown vulnerability in the SMTP service in MailEnable Standard before 1.9 and Professional before 1.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) during authentication.
Published Jul 12, 2005 · Updated Apr 15, 2026
Key Facts
Patch immediately- CVE-2005-2223 is a medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.0 v2) affecting Mailenable Professional, Mailenable Standard.
- It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog. No public exploit code is known.
- EPSS estimates a 51% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- No fixed version is listed yet; check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
- Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is very likely to be exploited soon.
CVSS v2
5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)
51%
Higher than 98.9% of all scored CVEs
Exploited in the wild
No known
Not in a known-exploited catalog
Public exploit code
None known
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Description
Unknown vulnerability in the SMTP service in MailEnable Standard before 1.9 and Professional before 1.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) during authentication.
Affected Products
17 affected entries in total| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Mailenable ProfessionalMailenable | 1.17, 1.18, 1.19, 1.2, 1.2a, 1.5, 1.51, 1.52 | n/a |
| Mailenable StandardMailenable | 1.701, 1.702, 1.703, 1.704, 1.71, 1.72, 1.8 | n/a |
Timeline
Publicly disclosed
Jul 12, 2005
Last updated
Apr 15, 2026
References
FAQ
Common Questions.
Unknown vulnerability in the SMTP service in MailEnable Standard before 1.9 and Professional before 1.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) during authentication.
Affected: Mailenable Professional versions 1.17, 1.18, 1.19, 1.2, 1.2a, 1.5, 1.51, 1.52; Mailenable Standard versions 1.701, 1.702, 1.703, 1.704, 1.71, 1.72, 1.8. The full list is in the CVE brief.
It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog.
No, it is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
No public exploit code is known.
No fixed version is listed yet; check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is very likely to be exploited soon.
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