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CVE-2005-2933 Detail

Description

Buffer overflow in the mail_valid_net_parse_work function in mail.c for Washington's IMAP Server (UW-IMAP) before imap-2004g allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a mailbox name containing a single double-quote (") character without a closing quote, which causes bytes after the double-quote to be copied into a buffer indefinitely.


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Hyperlink Resource
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20051201-01-U
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060501-01-U.asc
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-10/0081.html Patch 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0276.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0549.html
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/47
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015000
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2005&m=slackware-security.500161
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-129.htm
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-160.htm
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-861
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-10.xml
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=313&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/933601 US Government Resource 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:189
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:194
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_23_sr.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-848.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-850.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0501.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430296/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430303/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15009
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2685
http://www.washington.edu/imap/ Patch 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22518
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9858

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2005-2933
NVD Published Date:
10/13/2005
NVD Last Modified:
10/19/2018
Source:
MITRE