CVE-2005-2878

N/A Unknown

Published: September 13, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112785181316043&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://savannah.gnu.org/patch/index.php?func=detailitem&item_id=4407

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://secunia.com/advisories/16783

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/17020

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-841

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-10.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=303&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.rosiello.org/archivio/imap4d_FreeBSD_exploit.c

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14794

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112785181316043&w=2