CVE-2005-1521

NameCVE-2005-1521
DescriptionInteger 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-732-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
mailutils (PTS)jessie1:2.99.98-2fixed
stretch1:3.1.1-1fixed
buster1:3.5-4fixed
bullseye1:3.10-3fixed
bookworm1:3.15-4fixed
sid, trixie1:3.17-2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
mailutilssourcewoody20020409-1woody2DSA-732-1
mailutilssource(unstable)1:0.6.1-3

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