CVE-2005-1478 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Format string vulnerability in dSMTP (dsmtp.exe) in DMail 3.1a allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the xtellmail command.

Published: 2005-05-11

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 6.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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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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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:netwin:dmail:3.1a:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netwin:dmail:3.1b:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-1481	Format string vulnerability in dSMTP (dsmtp.exe) in DMail 3.1a allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the xtellmail command.

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 0.06197.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111531804617905&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/15242
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013885
http://www.security.org.sg/vuln/dmail31a.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13505
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20414

History

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Subscriptions

Netwin Dmail

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-05-11T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T21:51:50.259Z

Reserved: 2005-05-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-1478

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-05-11T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2005-1478

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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