DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1520

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1520

    Published: 26 May 2005Last Modified: 8 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2005-1520

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-1520

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: mailutils

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/mailutils?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:0.6.1-3

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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