{
    "id": "CVE-2005-2878",
    "published": "2005-09-13 23:03:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:15:50",
    "cvss_score": "7.5",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
    "cwe": null,
    "description": "Format string vulnerability in search.c in the imap4d server in GNU Mailutils 0.6 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the SEARCH command.",
    "epss_score": "0.14567",
    "epss_percentile": "0.96548",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-01 18:17:05",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "gnu",
            "product": "mailutils"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "3787",
            "title": "GNU Mailutils imap4d 0.6 - exec-shield Remote Format String",
            "date": "2007-04-24",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3787"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "1234",
            "title": "GNU Mailutils imap4d 0.6 (FreeBSD) - 'Search' Remote Format String",
            "date": "2005-09-26",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1234"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "1209",
            "title": "GNU Mailutils imap4d 0.6 - 'Search' Remote Format String",
            "date": "2005-09-10",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1209"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112785181316043&w=2",
        "http://savannah.gnu.org/patch/index.php?func=detailitem&item_id=4407",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/16783",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/17020",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-841",
        "http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-10.xml",
        "http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=303&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true",
        "http://www.rosiello.org/archivio/imap4d_FreeBSD_exploit.c",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14794",
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112785181316043&w=2",
        "http://savannah.gnu.org/patch/index.php?func=detailitem&item_id=4407",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/16783",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/17020",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-841",
        "http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-10.xml",
        "http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=303&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true",
        "http://www.rosiello.org/archivio/imap4d_FreeBSD_exploit.c",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14794"
    ]
}