CVE-2005-2661

Description

Format string vulnerability in the ParseBannerAndCapability function in main.c for up-imapproxy 1.2.3 and 1.2.4 allows remote IMAP servers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a banner or capability line.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 19.68% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/17120	third party advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-04.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15048	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2014	vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/547	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-852	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17100/	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2015	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/19113	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2661?: CVE-2005-2661 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2661?: To fix CVE-2005-2661, 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-2005-2661 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-2661 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~20% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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