CVE-2005-1521
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.033 · 88 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.4–7.5
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affected products (3)
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references (10)
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/15442enisa_euvd
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014052enisa_euvd
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-732enisa_euvd
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=248&type=vulnerabilitiesenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13763enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15442Vendor Advisorynvd
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014052nvd
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-732nvd
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