DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2878

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-2878
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2878.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2878
Upstream
Downstream
Published
2005-09-13T23:03:00Z
Modified
2026-09-08T06:47:30Z
Summary
[none]
Details

Format string vulnerability in search.c in the imap4d server in GNU Mailutils 0.6 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the SEARCH command.

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
1:0.6.90-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "high"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2878.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
1:0.6.90-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "high"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2878.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
1:0.6.90-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "high"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2878.json"