CVE-2005-1520 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in the header_get_field_name function in header.c for GNU Mailutils 0.5 and 0.6, and other versions before 0.6.90, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted e-mail.

Published: 2005-05-26

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 14.6% Moderate

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: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 0.14551.

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=249&type=vulnerabilities
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13766

History

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Subscriptions

Gnu Mailutils

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-07T21:51:50.255Z

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

Link: CVE-2005-1520

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

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

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

Link: CVE-2005-1520

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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