Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2005-1520 First vendor Publication 2005-05-26
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2024-11-20

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Cvss Base Score 7.5 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 6.4 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 10 Authentication None Required
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Detail

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.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-1520

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 2

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2008-09-24 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200505-20 (mailutils)
File : nvt/glsa_200505_20.nasl
2008-01-17 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 732-1 (mailutils)
File : nvt/deb_732_1.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
16854 GNU Mailutils Mail header_get_field_name() Function Remote Overflow

A remote overflow exists in Mailutils. The mail program fails to validate a buffer in the header_get_field_name() function resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted email message, an attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.

Snort® IPS/IDS

Date Description
2014-01-10 delete literal overflow attempt
RuleID : 3008 - Revision : 13 - Type : PROTOCOL-IMAP
2014-01-10 command overflow attempt
RuleID : 3007-community - Revision : 21 - Type : PROTOCOL-IMAP
2014-01-10 command overflow attempt
RuleID : 3007 - Revision : 21 - Type : PROTOCOL-IMAP
2014-01-10 Multiple IMAP server literal CREATE command buffer overflow attempt
RuleID : 17240 - Revision : 8 - Type : SERVER-MAIL
2014-01-10 Multiple IMAP servers CREATE command buffer overflow attempt
RuleID : 17239 - Revision : 12 - Type : SERVER-MAIL
2014-01-10 CRAM-MD5 authentication method buffer overflow attempt
RuleID : 15484 - Revision : 12 - Type : PROTOCOL-IMAP

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2005-06-17 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-732.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-05-28 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-200505-20.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-05-26 Name : The remote mail server is affected by multiple issues.
File : gnu_mailutils_060.nasl - Type : ACT_MIXED_ATTACK

Sources (Detail)

http://secunia.com/advisories/15442
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014052
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-732
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=249&type=vulnerabilities
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13766
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