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CVE-2005-1758

36
FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-1758 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the IMAP command continuation function of Novell NetMail 3.52, specifically versions prior to 3.52C. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, a Metasploit module exists, indicating readily available exploit code, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.0.3aCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.0.3a:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0.3aCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.0.3a:b:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.1:f:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.5.2:a:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
16.08%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Novell NetMail IMAP AUTHENTICATE Buffer Overflow · Jan 7, 2007
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1608 is in the 95th percentile among its peer group of 51,506 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

secunia.com / advisories/15644
PatchVendor Advisory
support.novell.com / cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi
support.novell.com / cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi
PatchVendor Advisory
support.novell.com / cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi
PatchVendor Advisory
support.novell.com / cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi
PatchVendor Advisory
osvdb.org / 17239
securityfocus.com / bid/13926
securityfocus.com / bid/14718
vupen.com / english/advisories/2005/0727