CVE-2005-4445

Description

Off-by-one error in Pegasus Mail 4.21a through 4.21c and 4.30PB1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long email message header, which triggers a one-byte buffer overflow.

5.1

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 4.82% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory pmail.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-61/advisory/	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419908/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015385	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/17992	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15973	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/21843	vdb entry
http://www.pmail.com/newsflash.htm#secunia	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-4445?: CVE-2005-4445 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-4445?: To fix CVE-2005-4445, 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-2005-4445 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-4445 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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