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TI-2005-02769 Aliases CVE-2005-2933GHSA-g3w5-6ccf-62gj

Buffer overflow in the mail_valid_net_parse_work function in mail.c for Washington's IMAP…

Priority MEDIUM 44Published · 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
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Buffer overflow in the mail_valid_net_parse_work function in mail.c for Washington's IMAP Server (UW-IMAP) before imap-2004g allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a mailbox name containing a single double-quote (") character without a closing quote, which causes bytes after the double-quote to be copied into a buffer indefinitely.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.08464 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 5 advisories

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 · 7

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:uw-imap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2004fVulnerableUniversity Of Washington
cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:uw-imap:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2004VulnerableUniversity Of Washington
cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:uw-imap:2004a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2004aVulnerableUniversity Of Washington
cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:uw-imap:2004b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2004bVulnerableUniversity Of Washington
cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:uw-imap:2004c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2004cVulnerableUniversity Of Washington
cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:uw-imap:2004d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2004dVulnerableUniversity Of Washington
cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:uw-imap:2004e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2004eVulnerableUniversity Of Washington

Remediation

Red Hat 5 advisories

  • RHSA-2006:0549 Released 2006-07-27 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    php security update for Stronghold
    • Stronghold 4.0 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (version 2.1)
  • RHSA-2006:0501 Released 2006-05-23 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    php security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
    • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
  • RHSA-2006:0276 Released 2006-04-25 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    php security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 php-4.3.2-30.ent, php-4.3.2-30.ent.i386, php-devel-4.3.2-30.ent +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 php-4.3.2-30.ent, php-4.3.2-30.ent.i386, php-4.3.2-30.ent.ia64 +25
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 php-4.3.9-3.12, php-4.3.9-3.12.i386, php-4.3.9-3.12.ia64 +47
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 php-4.3.9-3.12, php-4.3.9-3.12.i386, php-devel-4.3.9-3.12 +25
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 php-4.3.2-30.ent, php-4.3.2-30.ent.i386, php-4.3.2-30.ent.ia64 +18
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 php-4.3.9-3.12, php-4.3.9-3.12.i386, php-4.3.9-3.12.ia64 +39
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 php-4.3.2-30.ent, php-4.3.2-30.ent.i386, php-4.3.2-30.ent.ia64 +18
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 php-4.3.9-3.12, php-4.3.9-3.12.i386, php-4.3.9-3.12.ia64 +39
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2005:848 Released 2005-12-06 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    libc-client security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 libc-client-2002e-14, libc-client-2002e-14.i386, libc-client-2002e-14.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 libc-client-2002e-14, libc-client-2002e-14.i386, libc-client-devel-2002e-14 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 libc-client-2002e-14, libc-client-2002e-14.i386, libc-client-2002e-14.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 libc-client-2002e-14, libc-client-2002e-14.i386, libc-client-2002e-14.ia64 +3
  • RHSA-2005:850 Released 2005-12-06 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    imap security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 imap-1:2002d-12, imap-1:2002d-12.i386, imap-devel-1:2002d-12 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 imap-1:2002d-12, imap-1:2002d-12.i386, imap-1:2002d-12.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 imap-1:2002d-12, imap-1:2002d-12.i386, imap-1:2002d-12.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 imap-1:2002d-12, imap-1:2002d-12.i386, imap-1:2002d-12.ia64 +6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:850, RHSA-2006:0276
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2006:0501
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:850, RHSA-2006:0276
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:848, RHSA-2006:0276
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:848, RHSA-2006:0276
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2006:0501
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:850, RHSA-2006:0276
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:848, RHSA-2006:0276
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2006:0501
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:850, RHSA-2006:0276
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:848, RHSA-2006:0276
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2006:0501
Stronghold 4.0 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (version 2.1)Fixed RHSA-2006:0549

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2933
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g3w5-6ccf-62gj
  3. 2026-10-21 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile
  4. 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
  5. 2026-10-29 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile

References

Patch 3

Advisory 13

Other 4

  • TI-2002-00366 Buffer overflow in University of Washington imap server (uw-imapd) imap-2001 (imapd… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2005-00166 A logic error in the CRAM-MD5 code for the University of Washington IMAP (UW-IMAP)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2002-01701 The default configuration of University of Washington IMAP daemon (wu-imapd), when… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1

Sources

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