TI-2005-01043 Aliases CVE-2005-1105 GHSA-8wfc-hch7-gvrx

Directory traversal vulnerability in the MimeBodyPart.getFileName method in JavaMail…

LOW 32Published 2005-04-13 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · Partial · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in the MimeBodyPart.getFileName method in JavaMail 1.3.2 allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the filename in the Content-Disposition header.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05834 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:sun:javamail:1.3.2:::::::*	1.3.2	Vulnerable	Sun

cpe:2.3:a:sun:javamail:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.2 Vulnerable ·Sun

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1105
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8wfc-hch7-gvrx

References

Other 1

20050412 JavaMail allows directory traversal in attachments

TI-2005-01661 JavaMail API 1.1.3 through 1.3, as used by Apache Tomcat 5.0.16, allows remote attackers… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
TI-2007-05793 Javamail does not properly handle a series of invalid login attempts in which the same… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
TI-2005-01660 ReadMessage.jsp in JavaMail API 1.1.3 through 1.3, as used by Apache Tomcat 5.0.16… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

Sources

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