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CVE-2005-1521
Integer overflow in the fetch_io function of the imap4d server in GNU Mailutils 0.5 and 0.6, and other versions before 0.6.90, allows…
High7.5EPSS 3.3%
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Description
Integer overflow in the fetch_io function of the imap4d server in GNU Mailutils 0.5 and 0.6, and other versions before 0.6.90, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a partial message request with a large value in the END parameter, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.3% · top 12% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
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Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- 1014052 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 13763 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20050525 GNU Mailutils 0.6 imap4d fetch_io Heap overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
- 15442 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-732 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
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