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CVE-2005-1523

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.

Published: May 26, 2005 Modified: Jun 16, 2026

CVSS Metrics

Affected Products (2)

Vendor Product Version
gnu mailutils 0.5
gnu mailutils 0.6

GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-xwqj-7mqr-967j

Format string vulnerability in imap4d server in GNU Mailutils 0.5 and 0.6, and other versions...

Risk Scores

CVSS Score 7.5 / 10
EPSS Score 9.78%

Top 5% most likely to be exploited

Threat Score 32.9 / 100

Data Sources

NVD EPSS GitHub