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CVE-2005-1824

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-1824 describes an SQL injection vulnerability in the sql_escape_string function of the mailutils SQL authentication module. This flaw, caused by improper handling of the backslash character, allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it poses a significant risk of data compromise, integrity issues, and service disruption. While no public exploits or active exploitation have been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the vulnerability remains a potential threat.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.0.6.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailutils:1.0.6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.08%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
61.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0108 is in the 39th percentile among its peer group of 51,455 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
PatchVendor Advisory
gentoo.org / security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-02.xml