CVE-2005-2661

N/A Unknown

Published: October 14, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026

Description

Format string vulnerability in the ParseBannerAndCapability function in main.c for up-imapproxy 1.2.3 and 1.2.4 allows remote IMAP servers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a banner or capability line.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/17100/

Source: security@debian.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/17120

Source: security@debian.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/19113

Source: security@debian.org

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/547

Source: security@debian.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-852

Source: security@debian.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-04.xml

Source: security@debian.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15048

Source: security@debian.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2014

Source: security@debian.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2015

Source: security@debian.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/17100/