CVE-2005-1522 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 26 May 2005 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Authenticated remote users can cause a denial of service via CPU consumption in the GNU Mailutils IMAP server by sending a large range value in the FETCH command.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2005-1522?

CVE-2005-1522 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 May 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The imap4d server for GNU Mailutils 0.5 and 0.6, and other versions before 0.6.90, allows authenticated remote users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a large range value in the FETCH command.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1522?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Gnu Mailutils.

How do I fix CVE-2005-1522?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2005-1522 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1522 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1522, GHSA-q5q6-v6qv-64vv.