CVE-2005-2878

Public Exploit

Description

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.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 57.14% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory idefense.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://savannah.gnu.org/patch/index.php?func=detailitem&item_id=4407	patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/17020	third party advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-10.xml	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/16783	third party advisory
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=303&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true	exploit third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.rosiello.org/archivio/imap4d_FreeBSD_exploit.c
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-841	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112785181316043&w=2	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14794	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2878?: CVE-2005-2878 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2878?: To fix CVE-2005-2878, 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-2005-2878 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-2878 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~57% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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