CVE-2005-3182

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-3182
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-10-20 10:02:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in the HTTP management interface for GFI MailSecurity 8.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long headers such as (1) Host and (2) Accept in HTTP requests. NOTE: the vendor suggests that this issues is "in an underlying Microsoft technology" which, if true, could mean that the overflow affects other products as well.

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 Gfi Mailsecurity 8.1 All exchange_smtp All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
'[SEC-1 Advisory] GFI MailSecurity 8.1 Web Module Buffer Overflow' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
GFI Knowledge Base Article af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kbase.gfi.com Patch
www.osvdb.org/19926 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
SecurityTracker.com Archives - GFI MailSecurity Web Module Buffer Overflow in Processing HTTP Headers Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Neohapsis Archives - Full Disclosure List - #0290 - [Full-disclosure] [SEC-1 Advisory] GFI MailSecurity 8.1 Web Module Buffer Overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
Secunia - Advisories - GFI MailSecurity HTTP Management Interface Buffer Overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
GFI MailSecurity for Exchange/SMTP Web Interface Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
SecurityReason af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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