CVE-2005-1523 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Format string vulnerability in 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 format string specifiers in the command tag for IMAP commands.

Published: 2005-05-26

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 14.1% Moderate

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

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No CVSS v4.0

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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 0.14093.

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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=246&type=vulnerabilities
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13764

History

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Subscriptions

Gnu Mailutils

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-07T21:51:50.475Z

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

Link: CVE-2005-1523

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

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

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

Link: CVE-2005-1523

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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