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CVE-2005-3532

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-3532 describes a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Courier Mail Server versions 0.37.3 through 0.52.1, specifically within the authpam.c component when pam_tally is in use. The flaw stems from the failure to invoke pam_acct_mgmt, allowing attackers to authenticate to disabled accounts. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity, potentially leading to unauthorized access, information disclosure, and service disruption. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.37.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:double_precision_incorporated:courier_mail_server:0.37.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.46CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:double_precision_incorporated:courier_mail_server:0.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.47CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:double_precision_incorporated:courier_mail_server:0.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.48CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:double_precision_incorporated:courier_mail_server:0.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.48.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:double_precision_incorporated:courier_mail_server:0.48.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
1.58%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
73.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0158 is in the 55th 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

debianpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
Patch
secunia.com / advisories/17919
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/17999
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/23532
usn.ubuntu.com / 226-1
debian.org / security/2005/dsa-917
Patch
securityfocus.com / bid/15771
Patch