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TI-2005-01731 Aliases CVE-2005-1824GHSA-w4pv-3mff-jpv9

The sql_escape_string function in auth/sql.c for the mailutils SQL authentication module…

Priority LOW 35Published · Updated

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

The sql_escape_string function in auth/sql.c for the mailutils SQL authentication module does not properly quote the "\" (backslash) character, which is used as an escape character and makes the module vulnerable to SQL injection attacks.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0108 65th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailutils:1.0.6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.6.1.1VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailutils:1.0.6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.6.1.1 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1824
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w4pv-3mff-jpv9

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

  • 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-2005-01442 Buffer overflow in the header_get_field_name function in header.c for GNU Mailutils 0.5… 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-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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