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CVE-2005-1520

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 6.67%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2005-05-26 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2005-1520
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
6.67%

Original NVD Description

Buffer overflow in the header_get_field_name function in header.c for GNU Mailutils 0.5 and 0.6, and other versions before 0.6.90, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted e-mail.