CVE-2005-1520

NameCVE-2005-1520
DescriptionBuffer overflow in the header_get_field_name function in header.c for GNU Mailutils 0.5 and 0.6, and other versions before 0.6.90, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted e-mail.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-732-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
mailutils (PTS)buster1:3.5-4fixed
bullseye1:3.10-3fixed
bookworm1:3.15-4fixed
trixie1:3.17-1fixed
sid1:3.17-1.1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
mailutilssourcewoody20020409-1woody2DSA-732-1
mailutilssource(unstable)1:0.6.1-3

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