Buffer overflow in the HTTP management interface for GFI MailSecurity 8.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long headers such as (1) Host and (2) Accept in HTTP requests
Published Oct 20, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.00%
Description
Buffer overflow in the HTTP management interface for GFI MailSecurity 8.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long headers such as (1) Host and (2) Accept in HTTP requests. NOTE: the vendor suggests that this issues is "in an underlying Microsoft technology" which, if true, could mean that the overflow affects other products as well.
Affected products
No data.
- 8.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
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 | 4.00% (0.03995) | 90.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.00% (0.03995) | 89.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.29% (0.06287) | 89.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.68% (0.04676) | 81.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.29% (0.06287) | 90.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 10.70% (0.10698) | 95.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 26, 2024 | 12.09% (0.12092) | 95.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 16.07% (0.16069) | 95.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 8.26% (0.08263) | 93.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 8.26% (0.08263) | 92.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 8.26% (0.08263) | 82.29th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-10/0290.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://kbase.gfi.com/showarticle.asp?id=KBID002451 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112914475508191&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17136/ third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/74 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015046 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.osvdb.org/19926 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15081 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-10/0290.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://kbase.gfi.com/showarticle.asp?id=KBID002451 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112914475508191&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/17136/ | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/74 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1015046 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/19926 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15081 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch |
Change history (0)
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