CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-2665

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in expires.c in Elm 2.5 PL5 through PL7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an e-mail message with a long Expires header.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can remotely take control of the victim's system by sending a crafted email, leading to full compromise of data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Recommendation

Immediately update Elm to a version later than 2.5 PL7 or apply the security patch available from the software vendor.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Stack-based buffer overflow in expires.c in Elm 2.5 PL5 through PL7, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an e-mail message with a long Expires header.

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