CVE-2005-2878 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Format string vulnerability in search.c in the imap4d server in GNU Mailutils 0.6 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the SEARCH 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 0.57139.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Gnu	Mailutils

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112785181316043&w=2
http://savannah.gnu.org/patch/index.php?func=detailitem&item_id=4407
http://secunia.com/advisories/16783
http://secunia.com/advisories/17020
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-841
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-10.xml
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=303&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true
http://www.rosiello.org/archivio/imap4d_FreeBSD_exploit.c
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14794

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-09-13T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T22:53:29.679Z

Reserved: 2005-09-13T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2005-2878

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2005-09-13T23:03:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2005-2878

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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