CVE-2005-4445

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Published Dec 21, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 5.1 Medium EPSS 3.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Off-by-one error in Pegasus Mail 4.21a through 4.21c and 4.30PB1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long email message header, which triggers a one-byte buffer overflow.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:david_harris:pegasus_mail:4.21a:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:david_harris:pegasus_mail:4.21b:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:david_harris:pegasus_mail:4.21c:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:david_harris:pegasus_mail:4.30pb1:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-4440	Off-by-one error in Pegasus Mail 4.21a through 4.21c and 4.30PB1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long email message header, which triggers a one-byte buffer overflow.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.1% (3.087% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/17992
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-61/advisory/
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015385
http://www.osvdb.org/21843
http://www.pmail.com/newsflash.htm#secunia
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419908/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15973

History

No history.

Subscriptions

David Harris Pegasus Mail

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:46 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 21, 2005, 2:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:46 PM
Reserved: Dec 21, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:18 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 21, 2005, 2:03 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:18 PM

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