CVE-2005-1520
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 6.67% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 93.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2005-05-26 04:00Z21 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 21:51Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2005-05-12
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 0e0e5e1013fac0662c27d265f9afdf4cd846211ab57f1273642ece3119b91ba0
05 Affected products
06 References
- securitytracker.com1014052http://securitytracker.com/id?1014052
- www.securityfocus.com13766http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13766
- secunia.com15442http://secunia.com/advisories/15442
- www.debian.orgDSA-732http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-732
- www.idefense.com20050525 GNU Mailutils 0.6 mail header_get_field_name() Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilityhttp://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=249&type=vulnerabilities
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- mailutils Fixed in 1:0.6.1-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- mailutils Fixed in 1:0.6.1-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- mailutils Fixed in 1:0.6.1-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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