CVE-2005-1520

Publication date 26 May 2005

Last updated 17 July 2025

Ubuntu priority

Description

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.

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
mailutils	7.04 feisty	Not affected
	6.10 edgy	Not affected
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not affected

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References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-1520