Is CVE-2005-0546 actively exploited?

CVE-2005-0546 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-03.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2005-0546?

CVE-2005-0546 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2005-0546?

Patch guidance is available from cyrus security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2005-0546.

CVE-2005-0546 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2005-0546?

5 products: cyrus imapd, cyrus imapd, cyrus imapd, cyrus imapd, cyrus imapd.

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Cyrus IMAPd before 2.2.11 may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) an off-by-one error in the imapd annotate extension, (2) an off-by-one error in "cached header handling," (3) a stack-based buffer overflow in fetchnews, or (4) a stack-based buffer overflow in imapd.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: partial
Integrity: partial
Availability: partial
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-Other

Metadata

Primary Vendor: CYRUS
Published: 5/2/2005
Last Modified: 4/3/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2005-0546

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Executive Summary