Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ldif_get_line function in ldif.c of Sylpheed before 2.1.6 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code by having local users import LDIF files with long lines.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.1/10
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://osvdb.org/20675
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17492Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17525/Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17540/Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17678Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17831/Vendor Advisory
- http://sylpheed.good-day.net/en/news.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-906
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-13.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_28_sr.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15363
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2360Vendor Advisory
- http://www.xatrix.org/advisory.php?s=7282
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23028
- http://osvdb.org/20675
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17492Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17525/Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17540/Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17678Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17831/Vendor Advisory
- http://sylpheed.good-day.net/en/news.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-906
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-13.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_28_sr.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15363
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2360Vendor Advisory
- http://www.xatrix.org/advisory.php?s=7282
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23028
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 20, 2005
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified