CVE-2005-2933

N/A Unknown
Published: October 13, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Buffer overflow in the mail_valid_net_parse_work function in mail.c for Washington's IMAP Server (UW-IMAP) before imap-2004g allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a mailbox name containing a single double-quote (") character without a closing quote, which causes bytes after the double-quote to be copied into a buffer indefinitely.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20051201-01-U
Source: cve@mitre.org
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060501-01-U.asc
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-10/0081.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0276.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0549.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/17062/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17148
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/17152
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/17215
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/17276
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/17336
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/17483
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/17928
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/17930
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/17950
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/18554
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/19832
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/20210
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/20222
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/20951
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/21252
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/21564
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/47
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015000
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2005&m=slackware-security.500161
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-129.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-160.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-861
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-10.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=313&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/933601
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:189
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:194
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_23_sr.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-848.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-850.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0501.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430296/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430303/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15009
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2685
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.washington.edu/imap/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22518
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9858
Source: cve@mitre.org
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20051201-01-U
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060501-01-U.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-10/0081.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0276.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0549.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/17062/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17148
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/17152
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/17215
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/17276
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/17336
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/17483
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/17928
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/17930
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/17950
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/18554
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/19832
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/20210
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/20222
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/20951
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/21252
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/21564
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/47
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015000
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2005&m=slackware-security.500161
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-129.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-160.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-861
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-10.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=313&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/933601
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:189
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:194
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_23_sr.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-848.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-850.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0501.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430296/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430303/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15009
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2685
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.washington.edu/imap/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22518
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9858
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

88 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
35.1%
97th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

university_of_washington