CVE-2005-0546

Summary

CVECVE-2005-0546
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-05-02 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-19 15:31:00 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

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

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
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

References

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