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CVE-2005-2878

GNU Mailutils imap4d 0.6 (FreeBSD) - 'Search' Remote Format String

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

4
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

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*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2005-09-10 First Exploit
  • 2005-09-13 CVE Reserved
  • 2005-09-13 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-20 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Gnu
Search vendor "Gnu"
Mailutils
Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailutils"
0.6
Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailutils" and version "0.6"
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Affected