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Vulnerability · CVE-2005-4557

deerfield visnetic_mail_server Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Published Dec 27, 2005 · catalog updated Dec 27, 2005 · deerfield visnetic_mail_server Improper Limitation

Patch now

CVE-2005-4557 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm deerfield visnetic_mail_server Improper Limitation against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

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  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (deerfield visnetic_mail_server Improper Limitation).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
9.48%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor deerfield visnetic_mail_server

dir/include.html in IceWarp Web Mail 5.5.1, as used by Merak Mail Server 8.3.0r and VisNetic Mail Server version 8.3.0 build 1, allows remote attackers to include arbitrary local files via a null byte (%00) in the lang parameter, possibly due to a directory traversal vulnerability.

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  • vendor deerfield visnetic_mail_serverversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2005-4557

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2005-4557 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm deerfield visnetic_mail_server Improper Limitation against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 9.48%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 27, 2005 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    dir/include.html in IceWarp Web Mail 5.5.1, as used by Merak Mail Server 8.3.0r and VisNetic Mail Server version 8.3.0 build 1, allows remote attackers to include arbitrary local files via a null byte (%00) in the lang parameter, possibly due to a directory traversal vulnerability.

  2. Dec 27, 2005 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2005-4557

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2005-4557

    30-day exploitation probability 9.48%

    first.org
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference26981

    Public exploit archive reference. This is not confirmation of exploitation. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2005-4557

    dir/include.html in IceWarp Web Mail 5.5.1, as used by Merak Mail Server 8.3.0r and VisNetic Mail Server version 8.3.0 build 1, allows remote attackers to include arbitrary local files via a null byte (%00) in the lang parameter, possibly due to a directory traversal vulnerabilit

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 21, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.