CVE-2005-2933
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Published: October 13, 2005 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:15 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorUw Imap
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 8%
Description
Buffer overflow in the mail_valid_net_parse_work function in mail.c for Washington's IMAP Server (UW-IMAP) before imap-2004g allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a mailbox name containing a single double-quote (") character without a closing quote, which causes bytes after the double-quote to be copied into a buffer indefinitely.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20051201-01-U
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060501-01-U.asc
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-10/0081.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0276.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0549.html
References (44)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SGI
Source: [email protected]
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20051201-01-UVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SGI
Source: [email protected]
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060501-01-U.ascMailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-10/0081.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0276.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0549.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/17062/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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