VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-2878
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.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 14.6%
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.6%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 14.57% probability · 96th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- gnu/mailutils
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112785181316043&w=2
- http://savannah.gnu.org/patch/index.php?func=detailitem&item_id=4407Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16783
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17020
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-841
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-10.xml
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=303&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=trueExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.rosiello.org/archivio/imap4d_FreeBSD_exploit.c
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14794
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112785181316043&w=2
- http://savannah.gnu.org/patch/index.php?func=detailitem&item_id=4407Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16783
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17020
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-841
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-10.xml
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=303&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=trueExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.rosiello.org/archivio/imap4d_FreeBSD_exploit.c
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14794
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.