CVE-2005-0892

CRITICAL

10.0

CVSS Severity Score

EPSS Score0.1000%

EPSS Percentile2.73th

PublishedMar 28, 2005

Last ModifiedApr 16, 2026

Vulnerability Description

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 Platforms (CPE)

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Smail

= 3.2.0.120

References & Advisories

🔗 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111177045217717&w=2

🔗 http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-722

🔗 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111177045217717&w=2

🔗 http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-722

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