CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-0546

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in Cyrus IMAPd before version 2.2.11 may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via an off-by-one error in the imapd annotate extension, an off-by-one error in cached header handling, a stack-based buffer overflow in fetchnews, or a stack-based buffer overflow in imapd.

Risk Assessment

The risk for organizations includes the possibility of remote code execution by an attacker, which could lead to compromise of the mail server and data confidentiality.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately upgrade Cyrus IMAPd to version 2.2.11 or later, which addresses these vulnerabilities.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Multiple buffer overflows in Cyrus IMAPd before 2.2.11 may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) an off-by-one error in the imapd annotate extension, (2) an off-by-one error in "cached header handling," (3) a stack-based buffer overflow in fetchnews, or (4) a stack-based buffer overflow in imapd.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS