CVE-2005-0892

Smail vulnerability

CVSS

10.0

EPSS

9.0%

EPSS pct

95th

Exploited

No known

Buffer overflow in smail 3.2.0.120 allows remote attackers or local users to execute arbitrary code via a long string in the MAIL FROM command and possibly other SMTP commands.

Affected vendor

Smail

Affected product

Smail

CVSS vector

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

Published

2005-03-28

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 9.0% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

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