CVE-2005-2665

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-2665
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-08-23 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionStack-based buffer overflow in expires.c in Elm 2.5 PL5 through PL7, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an e-mail message with a long Expires header.

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 Elm Development Group Elm 2.5_pl5 All All All
Application Elm Development Group Elm 2.5_pl6 All All All
Application Elm Development Group Elm 2.5_pl7 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Elm Expires Header Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Secunia - Advisories - Slackware update for elm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Lynx NNTP Article Header Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Secunia - Advisories - Red Hat update for elm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Neohapsis Archives - Full Disclosure List - #0688 - [Full-disclosure] [RETRO AUDITING] Elm remote buffer overflow in Expires header af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com Patch
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Lynx: Buffer overflow in NNTP processing af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gentoo.org
Malformed Request af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
'ELM < 2.5.8 Remote Exploit POC' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.slackware.org
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Elm Buffer Overflow in SMTP 'Expires' Header Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com Patch
Secunia - Advisories - ELM "Expires" Header Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Advisories - Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.slackware.org
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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