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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 26, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2005-1520

CVE-2005-1520

Description

Buffer overflow in the header_get_field_name function in header.c for GNU Mailutils 0.5 and 0.6, and other versions before 0.6.90, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted e-mail.

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Affected products

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  • GNU/Mailutils3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailutils:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailutils:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailutils:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <0.6.90

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