CVE-2005-2878

EPSS 57.1%

mailutils - Format string vulnerability

Published: 9/13/2005Modified: 3/9/2026

Also known as:DSA-841-1DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2878DTSA-20-1

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 packages (3)

Debian/mailutilsfrom 0, < 1:0.6.90-3
Debian/mailutilsfrom 0, < 1:0.6.1-4sarge1
Debian/mailutilsfrom 0, < 1:0.6.90-2.1etch1

References (1)

ADVISORYhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-2878