CVE-2005-1521

GNU Mailutils < 0.6.90 - Remote Code Execution via IMAP4D END Parameter Overflow

Title source: llm

Description

Integer overflow in the fetch_io function of the 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 a partial message request with a large value in the END parameter, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.

References (5)

Core 5

Core References

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack

http://securitytracker.com/id?1014052

Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13763

Patch third-party-advisory x_refsource_idefense

http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=248&type=vulnerabilities

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/15442

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-732

Scores

EPSS 0.0410

EPSS Percentile 88.7%

Details

Status published

Products (2)

gnu/mailutils 0.5

gnu/mailutils 0.6

Published May 26, 2005

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026