CVE-2005-0926 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can trigger a buffer overflow via malicious MIME attachments, potentially causing crashes or executing arbitrary code.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2005-0926?
CVE-2005-0926 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Mar 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Buffer overflow in Sylpheed before 1.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via attachments with MIME-encoded file names.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0926?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sylpheed Sylpheed.
How do I fix CVE-2005-0926?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2005-0926 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0926 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0926, GHSA-74wr-9wff-6r75.