VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-0100
Format string vulnerability in the movemail utility in (1) Emacs 20.x, 21.3, and possibly other versions, and (2) XEmacs 21.4 and earlier, allows remote malicious POP3 servers to execute arbitrary code via crafted packets.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 4.33%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.33%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Format string vulnerability in the movemail utility in (1) Emacs 20.x, 21.3, and possibly other versions, and (2) XEmacs 21.4 and earlier, allows remote malicious POP3 servers to execute arbitrary code via crafted packets.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.33% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- gnu/emacs · gnu/xemacs
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110780416112719&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-670Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-671Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-685Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:038
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-110.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-112.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-133.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433928/30/5010/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12462
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19246
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9408
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110780416112719&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-670Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-671Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-685Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:038
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-110.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-112.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-133.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433928/30/5010/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12462
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19246
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9408
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.