CVE-2005-0546

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-0546
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-05-02 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionMultiple buffer overflows in Cyrus IMAPd before 2.2.11 may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) an off-by-one error in the imapd annotate extension, (2) an off-by-one error in "cached header handling," (3) a stack-based buffer overflow in fetchnews, or (4) a stack-based buffer overflow in imapd.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Cyrus Imapd 2.0.17 All All All
Application Cyrus Imapd 2.1.16 All All All
Application Cyrus Imapd 2.1.17 All All All
Application Cyrus Imapd 2.1.18 All All All
Application Cyrus Imapd 2.2.10 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Advisories - Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
archive.info-cyrus - 33613 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 asg.web.cmu.edu Patch
'[USN-87-1] Cyrus IMAP server vulnerability' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Home - Conectiva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 distro.conectiva.com.br Vendor Advisory
Gentoo Bug 82404 - net-mail/cyrus-imapd New version fix security issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.gentoo.org
Cyrus IMAPD Multiple Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Cyrus IMAPd Buffer Overflows in Annotate Extension, Cached Header, and Fetchnews May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Cyrus IMAP Server: Multiple overflow vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - Cyrus IMAP Server Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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