HIGH
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
Published Sep 13, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 14.57%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
14.57% 0.14567
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.14567
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 14.57% (0.14567) | 96.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 14.57% (0.14567) | 96.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 57.14% (0.57139) | 97.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 61.37% (0.61367) | 97.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 57.14% (0.57139) | 97.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 55.28% (0.55279) | 97.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 73.41% (0.73409) | 98.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 20, 2024 | 87.48% (0.87481) | 98.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 3, 2024 | 89.64% (0.89642) | 98.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 20, 2023 | 91.33% (0.91333) | 98.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 92.65% (0.92652) | 98.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 40.59% (0.40588) | 98.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 40.59% (0.40588) | 97.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112785181316043&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://savannah.gnu.org/patch/index.php?func=detailitem&item_id=4407 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16783 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17020 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-841 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-10.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=303&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.rosiello.org/archivio/imap4d_FreeBSD_exploit.c x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14794 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112785181316043&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://savannah.gnu.org/patch/index.php?func=detailitem&item_id=4407 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/16783 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/17020 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-841 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-10.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=303&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.rosiello.org/archivio/imap4d_FreeBSD_exploit.c | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14794 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 13, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Sep 13, 2005
Link CVE-2005-2878
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a