Buffer overflow in the HTTP management interface for GFI MailSecurity 8.1 allows remote…
Priority MEDIUM 40Published · 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
Buffer overflow in the HTTP management interface for GFI MailSecurity 8.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long headers such as (1) Host and (2) Accept in HTTP requests. NOTE: the vendor suggests that this issues is "in an underlying Microsoft technology" which, if true, could mean that the overflow affects other products as well.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03995 90th 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:gfi:mailsecurity:8.1:*:exchange_smtp:*:*:*:*:* | 8.1 | Vulnerable | GFI Software |
- cpe:2.3:a:gfi:mailsecurity:8.1:*:exchange_smtp:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1 Vulnerable ·GFI Software
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-3182
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rvqg-9x88-vgx5
References
More GFI Software Mailsecurity vulnerabilities
- TI-2004-01190 A bug in the HTML parser in a certain Microsoft HTML library, as used in various third… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2002-01092 SMTP content filter engines, including (1) GFI MailSecurity for Exchange/SMTP before 7.2… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2005-3182 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-3182 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rvqg-9x88-vgx5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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