Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 13, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2005-2933
CVE-2005-2933
Description
Buffer overflow in the mail_valid_net_parse_work function in mail.c for Washington's IMAP Server (UW-IMAP) before imap-2004g allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a mailbox name containing a single double-quote (") character without a closing quote, which causes bytes after the double-quote to be copied into a buffer indefinitely.
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Affected products
8cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:uw-imap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:uw-imap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2004f
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:uw-imap:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:uw-imap:2004a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:uw-imap:2004b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:uw-imap:2004c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:uw-imap:2004d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:uw-imap:2004e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: < imap-2004g
Patches
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References
44- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-10/0081.htmlnvdPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/17062/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.idefense.com/application/poi/displaynvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.washington.edu/imap/nvdPatch
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/933601nvdUS Government Resource
- patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20051201-01-Unvd
- patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060501-01-U.ascnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0276.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0549.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17148nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17152nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17215nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17276nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17336nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17483nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17928nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17930nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17950nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/18554nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/19832nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/20210nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/20222nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/20951nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/21252nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/21564nvd
- securityreason.com/securityalert/47nvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- slackware.com/security/viewer.phpnvd
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-129.htmnvd
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-160.htmnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-861nvd
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-10.xmlnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_23_sr.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-848.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-850.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0501.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430296/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430303/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/15009nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2685nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22518nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9858nvd
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