TI-2005-01442 Aliases CVE-2005-1520 GHSA-4h62-93xf-988h

Buffer overflow in the header_get_field_name function in header.c for GNU Mailutils 0.5…

MEDIUM 42Published 2005-05-26 · 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: Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

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

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0667 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 · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailutils:0.5:::::::*	0.5	Vulnerable	GNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailutils:0.6:::::::*	0.6	Vulnerable	GNU

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailutils:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5 Vulnerable ·GNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailutils:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1520
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4h62-93xf-988h

References

Patch 1

20050525 GNU Mailutils 0.6 mail header_get_field_name() Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Advisory 1

DSA-732

TI-2005-02726 Format string vulnerability in search.c in the imap4d server in GNU Mailutils 0.6 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2005-01445 Format string vulnerability in imap4d server in GNU Mailutils 0.5 and 0.6, and other… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2005-01443 Integer overflow in the fetch_io function of the imap4d server in GNU Mailutils 0.5 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2019-13595 maidag in GNU Mailutils before 3.8 is installed setuid and allows local privilege escalation in the url mode. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2005-01731 The sql_escape_string function in auth/sql.c for the mailutils SQL authentication module… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2004-00891 Unknown vulnerability in the dotlock implementation in mailutils before 1:0.5-4 on Debian… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2

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Sources

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