CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-2661

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Format string vulnerability in the ParseBannerAndCapability function in main.c in up-imapproxy versions 1.2.3 and 1.2.4. A remote IMAP server can use format specifiers in a banner or capability line to execute arbitrary code.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can remotely take control of the IMAP proxy server, leading to confidentiality and integrity breaches and potential propagation of the attack to other systems.

Recommendation

Immediately update up-imapproxy to a patched version or apply a security fix. If an update is not possible, restrict access to the proxy server to trusted IMAP servers only.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Format string vulnerability in the ParseBannerAndCapability function in main.c for up-imapproxy 1.2.3 and 1.2.4 allows remote IMAP servers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a banner or capability line.

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