Heap-based buffer overflow in fetch_io function of GNU Mailutils 0.5 and 0.6 allows remote code execution

Heap-based buffer overflow in fetch_io function of GNU Mailutils 0.5 and 0.6 allows remote code execution

CVE-2005-1521 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Integer overflow in the fetch_io function of the imap4d server in GNU Mailutils 0.5 and 0.6, and other versions before 0.6.90, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a partial message request with a large value in the END parameter, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.

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