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.
- 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
Recommended remediation
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Official advisories
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. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
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.
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 9.5%
first.org - 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 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.