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CVE-2005-0546

Published: Feb 25, 2005Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other

No Known Exploits

Patch Available

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Cyrus IMAPd before 2.2.11 may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) an off-by-one error in the imapd annotate extension, (2) an off-by-one error in "cached header handling," (3) a stack-based buffer overflow in fetchnews, or (4) a stack-based buffer overflow in imapd.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:PConfidentiality

Partial

I:PIntegrity

Partial

A:PAvailability

Partial

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Weaknesses

Affected Products

On-prem

Communications / email-server-client

cyrusoss-projectCommunicationsaka cyrus imap, imapd, sasl, cyrus imapd

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10674

oval.cisecurity.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/14383

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110972236203397&w=2

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Timeline

Published

Feb 25, 2005

Last Updated

Apr 16, 2026

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