CVE-2005-1523
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
02 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
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
- 9.78% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 95.1% 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
- 0f393db9de4c401edfa28a5e8508a73e3914dcf6addc5fd15b779758b1fd5ae5
05 Affected products
06 References
- securitytracker.com1014052http://securitytracker.com/id?1014052
- www.idefense.com20050525 GNU Mailutils 0.6 imap4d Format String Vulnerabilityhttp://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=246&type=vulnerabilities
- secunia.com15442http://secunia.com/advisories/15442
- www.debian.orgDSA-732http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-732
- www.securityfocus.com13764http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13764
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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