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Vulnerability record · CVE-2005-2878 · published 13 September 2005

CVE-2005-2878: Gnu mailutils vulnerability

Gnu · Mailutils

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.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 15% · top 3.5%
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
15%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
18References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112785181316043&w=2
http://savannah.gnu.org/patch/index.php?func=detailitem&item_id=4407 Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/16783
http://secunia.com/advisories/17020
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-841
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-10.xml
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=303&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.rosiello.org/archivio/imap4d_FreeBSD_exploit.c
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14794
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112785181316043&w=2
http://savannah.gnu.org/patch/index.php?func=detailitem&item_id=4407 Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/16783
http://secunia.com/advisories/17020
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-841
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-10.xml
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=303&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.rosiello.org/archivio/imap4d_FreeBSD_exploit.c
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14794

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2005-2878), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.