Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 26, 2005· Updated Apr 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.
Affected products
2Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
5- www.idefense.com/application/poi/displaynvdPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/13766nvdPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/15442nvdVendor Advisory
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-732nvd
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