Stack-based buffer overflow in the ldif_get_line function in ldif.c of Sylpheed before 2.1.6 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code by having local users import LDIF files with long lines
Published Nov 20, 2005
5.1
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.79%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ldif_get_line function in ldif.c of Sylpheed before 2.1.6 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code by having local users import LDIF files with long lines.
Affected products
No data.
- 0.8.11
- 0.9.4
- 0.9.5
- 0.9.6
- 0.9.7
- 0.9.8
- 0.9.9
- 0.9.10
- 0.9.11
- 0.9.12
- 1.0.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 2.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.3
- 2.1
- 2.1.1
- 2.1.2
- 2.1.3
- 2.1.4
- 2.1.5
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:H/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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.79% (0.03788) | 89.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.79% (0.03788) | 88.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.45% (0.01447) | 79.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00165) | 54.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 2, 2023 | 0.17% (0.00165) | 51.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00132) | 46.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.77% (0.02768) | 82.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.77% (0.02768) | 81.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.77% (0.02768) | 63.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://osvdb.org/20675 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17492 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17525/ third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17540/ third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17678 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17831/ third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://sylpheed.good-day.net/en/news.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-906 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-13.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_28_sr.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15363 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2360 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www.xatrix.org/advisory.php?s=7282 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23028 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
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