DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1520

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-1520
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1520.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1520
Upstream
Downstream
Published
2005-05-26T04:00:00Z
Modified
2026-09-08T06:47:28Z
Summary
[none]
Details

Buffer overflow in the header_get_field_name function in header.c for GNU Mailutils 0.5 and 0.6, and other versions before 0.6.90, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted e-mail.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / mailutils

Package

Name
mailutils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mailutils?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:0.6.1-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1520.json"

Debian:13 / mailutils

Package

Name
mailutils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mailutils?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:0.6.1-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1520.json"

Debian:14 / mailutils

Package

Name
mailutils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mailutils?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:0.6.1-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1520.json"