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CVE-2005-0667

Published: Mar 7, 2005Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
5.1CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
3.2%
Top 13.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Buffer overflow in Sylpheed before 1.0.3 and other versions before 1.9.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an e-mail message with certain headers containing non-ASCII characters that are not properly handled when the user replies to the message.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:HAccess Complexity
High
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

n/an/a
sylpheedsylpheed
On-prem
Communications / email-server-client
sylpheed-clawssylpheed-claws
On-prem
Communications / email-server-client
alt linuxaltlinux
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
linuxgentoo
On-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
sylpheedoss-projectCommunications
sylpheed-clawsoss-projectCommunicationsaka sylpheed-claws
altlinuxoss-projectRUOperating Systemsaka alt linux
gentoooss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka gentoo linux
and 3 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://sylpheed.good-day.net/changelog-devel.html.en
sylpheed.good-day.net
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013376
securitytracker.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-303.html
redhat.com
and 3 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Mar 7, 2005
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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