CVE-2005-1520
N/A
Published: May 26, 2005 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:13 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMailutils
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 7%
Description
Buffer overflow in the header_get_field_name function in header.c for GNU Mailutils 0.5 and 0.6, and other versions before 0.6.90, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted e-mail.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (5)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/15442Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-732Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=249&type=vulnerabilitiesQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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