CVE-2005-2661 Code injection in n/a
Remote IMAP servers can execute arbitrary code on up-imapproxy via format string vulnerabilities in banner or capability lines.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2005-2661?
CVE-2005-2661 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Oct 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Format string vulnerability in the ParseBannerAndCapability function in main.c for up-imapproxy 1.2.3 and 1.2.4 allows remote IMAP servers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a banner or capability line.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2661?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Up-Imapproxy Up-Imapproxy.
How do I fix CVE-2005-2661?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2005-2661 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-2661 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2661, DSA-852-1, GHSA-9jj5-f9v3-4q8v.