CVE-2005-0546

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Cyrus IMAPd before 2.2.11 may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) an off-by-one error in the imapd annotate extension, (2) an off-by-one error in "cached header handling," (3) a stack-based buffer overflow in fetchnews, or (4) a stack-based buffer overflow in imapd.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.85% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory com.br Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10674	vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/14383	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110972236203397&w=2	mailing list
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:051	vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013278	vdb entry
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000937	vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200502-29.xml	patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430294/100/0/threaded	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12636	vdb entry
http://asg.web.cmu.edu/archive/message.php?mailbox=archive.info-cyrus&msg=33723	mailing list patch
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=82404
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-408.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0546?: CVE-2005-0546 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-0546?: To fix CVE-2005-0546, 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-2005-0546 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-0546 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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