Vulnerability Details : 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.
Vulnerability category: Execute code
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2878
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 89.64%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 99 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2005-2878
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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7.5
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
10.0
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6.4
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NIST |
References for CVE-2005-2878
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http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=303&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true
Exploit;Patch;Vendor Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14794
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http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-10.xml
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http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112785181316043&w=2
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http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-841
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http://www.rosiello.org/archivio/imap4d_FreeBSD_exploit.c
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http://savannah.gnu.org/patch/index.php?func=detailitem&item_id=4407
Patch
Products affected by CVE-2005-2878
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailutils:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*