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CVE-2005-4267

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-4267 describes a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Qualcomm WorldMail 3.0. This flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending overly long IMAP commands that terminate with a "}" character. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit modules exist for Metasploit and ExploitDB, demonstrating its exploitability. Despite the availability of exploit code, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:qualcomm:worldmail:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
66.80%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Qualcomm WorldMail 3.0 IMAPD LIST Buffer Overflow · Dec 20, 2005
ExploitDB: EDB-16474 · Jul 1, 2010
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.6680 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

seclists.org / lists/fulldisclosure/2005/Dec/1037.html
ExploitVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/17640
Vendor Advisory
securityreason.com / securityalert/277
securitytracker.com / id
idefense.com / intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/15980
Exploit
vupen.com / english/advisories/2005/3005
Vendor Advisory