CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-1824

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The sql_escape_string function in the mailutils SQL authentication module does not properly handle the backslash character (\), which is used as an escape character, making the module vulnerable to SQL injection attacks.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious SQL code, potentially leading to unauthorized database access, data leakage, or data modification.

Recommendation

Update the mailutils package to a version where the backslash handling in the sql_escape_string function is fixed, or apply available security patches.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The sql_escape_string function in auth/sql.c for the mailutils SQL authentication module does not properly quote the "\" (backslash) character, which is used as an escape character and makes the module vulnerable to SQL injection attacks.

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