CVE-2005-2878

NameCVE-2005-2878
DescriptionFormat 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-841-1, DTSA-20-1
Debian Bugs327424

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
mailutilssourcewoody(not affected)DSA-841-1
mailutilssourcesarge1:0.6.1-4sarge1DSA-841-1
mailutilssourceetch1:0.6.90-2.1etch1DTSA-20-1
mailutilssource(unstable)1:0.6.90-3high327424

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