CVE-2005-1520

high

Description

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.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13766

http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=249&type=vulnerabilities

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-732

http://securitytracker.com/id?1014052

http://secunia.com/advisories/15442

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2005-05-26

Updated: 2008-09-05

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H