CVE-2005-0667

mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.032 · 88 %ileEUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

3.25% (88th) EPSS

CVSS 5.1 · medium

Is it mine?

25 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

3 sources

enisa_euvd · nvd · redhat_csaf

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Buffer overflow in Sylpheed before 1.0.3 and other versions before 1.9.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an e-mail message with certain headers containing non-ASCII characters that are not properly handled when the user replies to the message.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedRed Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat Update Agent, use the following command: up2date For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the following Web page for the System Administration or Customization guide specific to your system: http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:303
FixedRed Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat Update Agent, use the following command: up2date For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the following Web page for the System Administration or Customization guide specific to your system: http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:303
FixedRed Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat Update Agent, use the following command: up2date For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the following Web page for the System Administration or Customization guide specific to your system: http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:303
FixedRed Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat Update Agent, use the following command: up2date For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the following Web page for the System Administration or Customization guide specific to your system: http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:303

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

5.1

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.05.1mediumAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 4.9 · impact 6.4

v2.04.3mediumAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-119USLLM-inferredCWE-20USLLM-inferred

affected products (25)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
altlinux alt linux= 2.3nvdUScpe:2.3:o:altlinux:alt_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo linuxall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise linux= 2.1nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat fedora core= core_3.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux advanced workstation= 2.1nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux_advanced_workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sylpheed sylpheed= 0.8.11nvdUScpe:2.3:a:sylpheed:sylpheed:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sylpheed sylpheed= 0.9.10nvdUScpe:2.3:a:sylpheed:sylpheed:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sylpheed sylpheed= 0.9.11nvdUScpe:2.3:a:sylpheed:sylpheed:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sylpheed sylpheed= 0.9.12nvdUScpe:2.3:a:sylpheed:sylpheed:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sylpheed sylpheed= 0.9.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:sylpheed:sylpheed:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sylpheed sylpheed= 0.9.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:sylpheed:sylpheed:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sylpheed sylpheed= 0.9.6nvdUScpe:2.3:a:sylpheed:sylpheed:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sylpheed sylpheed= 0.9.7nvdUScpe:2.3:a:sylpheed:sylpheed:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sylpheed sylpheed= 0.9.8nvdUScpe:2.3:a:sylpheed:sylpheed:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sylpheed sylpheed= 0.9.9nvdUScpe:2.3:a:sylpheed:sylpheed:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sylpheed sylpheed= 0.9.99nvdUScpe:2.3:a:sylpheed:sylpheed:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sylpheed sylpheed= 1.0.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:sylpheed:sylpheed:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sylpheed sylpheed= 1.0.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:sylpheed:sylpheed:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sylpheed sylpheed= 1.0.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:sylpheed:sylpheed:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

RHSA-2005:303Red Hat Security Advisory: sylpheed security update2005-03-18csaf · redhat_csafUS
An updated sylpheed package that fixes a buffer overflow issue is now available. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

also known as (2)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

enisa_euvd nvd redhat_csaf NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2005-03-07modified 2026-06-16

references (12)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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