CVE-2005-0100

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.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.84% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9408	vdb entry signature
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-671	patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433928/30/5010/threaded	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-670	patch vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110780416112719&w=2	mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-110.html	patch vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-685	patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19246	vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-133.html	patch vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-112.html	patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12462	vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:038	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0100?: CVE-2005-0100 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-0100?: To fix CVE-2005-0100, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-0100 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-0100 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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