Format string vulnerability in search.c in the imap4d server in GNU Mailutils 0.6 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary…

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

14.6% · top 3.3% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (9)

• http://savannah.gnu.org/patch/index.php?func=detailitem&item_id=4407 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 17020 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• GLSA-200509-10 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• 16783 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20050909 GNU Mailutils 0.6 imap4d 'search' Format String Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
• http://www.rosiello.org/archivio/imap4d_FreeBSD_exploit.c (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• DSA-841 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 20050926 FreeBSD GNU Mailutils 0.6 imap4d exploit (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 14794 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 22:53 UTC.