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TI-2005-02726 Aliases CVE-2005-2878GHSA-6mvq-9mv3-ppcp

Format string vulnerability in search.c in the imap4d server in GNU Mailutils 0.6 allows…

Priority MEDIUM 48Published · 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

Format string vulnerability in search.c in the imap4d server in GNU Mailutils 0.6 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the SEARCH command.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.14567 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailutils:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2878
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6mvq-9mv3-ppcp

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • 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-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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