GNU Mailutils 0.5/0.6 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in GNU Mailutils 0.5/0.6. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2005-1523. Additionally, an exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in GNU Mailutils 0.5/0.6. Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Format string vulnerability in 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 format string specifiers in the command tag for IMAP commands.

The bug was discovered 05/12/2005. The weakness was released 05/25/2005 by infamous41md (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-1523 since 05/12/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at securiteam.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 13 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18519 (Debian DSA-732-1 : mailutils - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 0.5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 12392. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3797.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20729), Exploit-DB (1123), Tenable (18519), SecurityFocus (BID 13764†) and OSVDB (16857†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-25355, VDB-25354 and VDB-25353. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 18519
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-732-1 : mailutils - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 53561
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 732-1 (mailutils)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mailutils 0.5

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: infamous41md
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-1523 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1523
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25356
X-Force: 20729
SecurityFocus: 13764 - GNU Mailutils Imap4D Command Tag Remote Format String Vulnerability
Secunia: 15442 - Mailutils Four Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 16857 - GNU Mailutils imap4d Server Client Command Format String
SecurityTracker: 1014052
Vulnerability Center: 8232 - Format String Attack in GNU Mailutils IMAP4D Server 0.5, 0.6 via IMAP Commands, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 01/03/2025 16:26
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (93), 06/02/2019 09:10 (6), 01/03/2025 16:26 (16)
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