Is CVE-2005-4557 actively exploited?

CVE-2005-4557 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-04-16.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2005-4557?

CVE-2005-4557 has a CVSS score of 5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2005-4557?

Patch guidance is available from deerfield security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2005-4557.

CVE-2005-4557 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2005-4557?

3 products: deerfield visnetic mail server, icewarp web mail, merak mail server.

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: partial
Integrity: none
Availability: none
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-Other

Metadata

Primary Vendor: DEERFIELD
Published: 12/28/2005
Last Modified: 4/16/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2005-4557

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Executive Summary