CVE-2005-2665
Elm 2.5 PL5-PL7 - Remote Code Execution via Expires Header Buffer Overflow
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-2665. PoCs published by c0ntex.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in the elm email client (CVE-2005-2665) by crafting a malicious email with an oversized 'Expires' field. It overwrites memory addresses to execute arbitrary shellcode, spawning a reverse shell via netcat.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in expires.c in Elm 2.5 PL5 through PL7, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an e-mail message with a long Expires header.
Exploits (1)
This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in the elm email client (CVE-2005-2665) by crafting a malicious email with an oversized 'Expires' field. It overwrites memory addresses to execute arbitrary shellcode, spawning a reverse shell via netcat.