CVE-2005-1522 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting GNU Mailutils imap4d server versions 0.5, 0.6, and earlier than 0.6.90. Authenticated remote users can exploit this by sending a FETCH command with a large range value, leading to high CPU consumption. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, and requires authentication for exploitation, resulting in a partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailutils:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailutils:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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