Intrusion PreventionGNU.Mailutils.Imap4D.Search.Command.Format.String
Description
imap4d is prone to a remote format string vulnerability.
The issue presents itself when the service handles malicious search commands from a client.
Affected Products
This issue has been confirmed in GNU Mailutils 0.6.
Impact
A successful attack may result in arbitrary code execution. This may facilitate unauthorized access or privilege escalation in the context of the server.
Recommended Actions
Apply the patch.
Telemetry
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
| ID | 13408 |
| Created | Oct 19, 2006 |
| Updated | Nov 15, 2021 |
| Risk |
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| CVE ID | CVE-2005-2878 |
| Exploit Prediction Score | 89.64% |
| Default Action | drop |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | Linux, Solaris, Other |
| Affected App | Other |