CVE-2005-2878

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Published Sep 13, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 14.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

Format string vulnerability in search.c in the imap4d server in GNU Mailutils 0.6 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the SEARCH command.

Affected Products

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailutils:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Metrics

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

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Exploit prediction score: 14.6% (14.567% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112785181316043&w=2
http://savannah.gnu.org/patch/index.php?func=detailitem&item_id=4407
http://secunia.com/advisories/16783
http://secunia.com/advisories/17020
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-841
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-10.xml
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=303&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true
http://www.rosiello.org/archivio/imap4d_FreeBSD_exploit.c
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14794

History

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Gnu Mailutils

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:53 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 13, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:53 PM
Reserved: Sep 13, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:15 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 13, 2005, 11:03 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:15 PM

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