CVE-2005-1523

Publication date 26 May 2005

Last updated 17 July 2025

Ubuntu priority

Description

Format string vulnerability in imap4d server in GNU Mailutils 0.5 and 0.6, and other versions before 0.6.90, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the command tag for IMAP commands.

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-2005-1523