CVE-2005-1521 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Integer overflow in the fetch_io function of the imap4d server in GNU Mailutils 0.5 and 0.6, and other versions before 0.6.90, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a partial message request with a large value in the END parameter, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.

Published: 2005-05-26

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 4.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailutils:0.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailutils:0.6:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-1524	Integer overflow in the fetch_io function of the imap4d server in GNU Mailutils 0.5 and 0.6, and other versions before 0.6.90, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a partial message request with a large value in the END parameter, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.04102.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/15442
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014052
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-732
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=248&type=vulnerabilities
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13763

History

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Subscriptions

Gnu Mailutils

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-05-26T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T21:51:50.368Z

Reserved: 2005-05-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-1521

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-05-26T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2005-1521

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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