# CVE-2005-2933: Buffer overflow in the mail\_valid\_net\_parse\_work function in mail.c for Washington's IMAP Server (UW-IMAP) before imap-2004g allows remote a

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-10-13 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflow in the mail_valid_net_parse_work function in mail.c for Washington's IMAP Server (UW-IMAP) before imap-2004g allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a mailbox name containing a single double-quote (") character without a closing quote, which causes bytes after the double-quote to be copied into a buffer indefinitely.

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## References

- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:194
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-850.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17950
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21252
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17276
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17148
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20222
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20210
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-160.htm
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18554
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/47
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17152
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0276.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-861
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-10/0081.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17062/
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9858
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20051201-01-U
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15009
- http://www.washington.edu/imap/
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0501.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-848.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0549.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20951
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=313&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true

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