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CVE-2005-0667

Buffer overflow in Sylpheed before 1.0.3 and other versions before 1.9.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an e-mail message with certain headers containing non-ASCII characters that are not properly handled when the user replies to the message.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2005-0667 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 7 products from sylpheed, from sylpheed-claws, from altlinux and 4 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2005, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2005-03-07T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.1 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: HIGH
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

4.9

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	sylpheed	sylpheed	0.8.11	Yes
Application	sylpheed	sylpheed	0.9.4	Yes
Application	sylpheed	sylpheed	0.9.5	Yes
Application	sylpheed	sylpheed	0.9.6	Yes
Application	sylpheed	sylpheed	0.9.7	Yes
Application	sylpheed	sylpheed	0.9.8	Yes
Application	sylpheed	sylpheed	0.9.9	Yes
Application	sylpheed	sylpheed	0.9.10	Yes
Application	sylpheed	sylpheed	0.9.11	Yes
Application	sylpheed	sylpheed	0.9.12	Yes
Application	sylpheed	sylpheed	0.9.99	Yes
Application	sylpheed	sylpheed	1.0.0	Yes
Application	sylpheed	sylpheed	1.0.1	Yes
Application	sylpheed	sylpheed	1.0.2	Yes
Application	sylpheed-claws	sylpheed-claws	1.0.2	Yes
Operating System	altlinux	alt_linux	2.3	Yes
Operating System	altlinux	alt_linux	2.3	Yes
Operating System	gentoo	linux	*	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	2.1	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	2.1	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	2.1	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	2.1	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	2.1	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	2.1	Yes
Operating System	redhat	fedora_core	core_3.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	linux_advanced_workstation	2.1	Yes
Operating System	redhat	linux_advanced_workstation	2.1	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/14491 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013376 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://sylpheed.good-day.net/changelog-devel.html.en Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://sylpheed.good-day.net/changelog.html.en Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-26.xml Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-303.html Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/14491 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013376 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://sylpheed.good-day.net/changelog-devel.html.en Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://sylpheed.good-day.net/changelog.html.en Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-26.xml Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-303.html Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For sylpheed's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.