security flaw
Published Oct 13, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 8.46%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2004f
- 2004
- 2004a
- 2004b
- 2004c
- 2004d
- 2004e
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
imap-1:2002d-12
Fixed · RHSA-2005:850
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
php-0:4.3.2-30.ent
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0276
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
libc-client-0:2002e-14
Fixed · RHSA-2005:848
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
php-0:4.3.9-3.12
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0276
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0501
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0501
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0501
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0501
Stronghold 4.0 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (version 2.1)
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0549
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | imap-1:2002d-12 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:850 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | php-0:4.3.2-30.ent | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0276 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | libc-client-0:2002e-14 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:848 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | php-0:4.3.9-3.12 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0276 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0501 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0501 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0501 |
| Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0501 |
| Stronghold 4.0 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (version 2.1) | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0549 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.46% (0.08464) | 94.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.46% (0.08464) | 94.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 35.08% (0.35083) | 96.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 40.44% (0.40438) | 96.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 35.08% (0.35083) | 96.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 32.28% (0.32282) | 97.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 19, 2024 | 32.28% (0.32282) | 97.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 38.13% (0.38126) | 96.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 95.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 94.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 89.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
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Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.