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GNU Mailutils Multiple IMAP Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2938
Synopsis
The remote host is vulnerable to a buffer overflow.Description
The remote host is running GNU Mailutils, an open source package that includes tools for running and managing a mail server. This version of GNU Mailutils is vulnerable to several remote buffer overflows. An attacker exploiting these flaws will be able to execute arbitrary code.Solution
Upgrade or patch according to vendor recommendations.See Also
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=303&type=vulnerabilities
http://savannah.gnu.org/patch/index.php?func=detailitem&item_id=4407
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 2938
Family: POP Server
Published: 5/25/2005
Updated: 3/6/2019
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 8.5
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.8
Temporal Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.3
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:gnu:mailutils
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2005-1520, CVE-2005-1521, CVE-2005-1522, CVE-2005-1523, CVE-2005-1824, CVE-2005-2878