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

CVE-2005-1521

Description

Integer overflow in the fetch_io function of the imap4d server in GNU Mailutils 0.5 and 0.6, and other versions before 0.6.90, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a partial message request with a large value in the END parameter, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.

Affected products

GNU/Mailutils2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailutils:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailutils:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailutils:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

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References

www.idefense.com/application/poi/displaynvdPatch
www.securityfocus.com/bid/13763nvdPatch
secunia.com/advisories/15442nvdVendor Advisory
securitytracker.com/idnvd
www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-732nvd

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