CVE-2005-1682

JavaMail API, as used by Solstice Internet Mail Server POP3 2.0, does not properly validate the message number in the MimeMessage constructor in javax.mail.internet.InternetHeaders, which allows remote authenticated users to read other users' e-mail messages by modifying the msgno parameter. NOTE: Sun disputes this issue, stating "The report makes references to source code and files that do not exist in the mentioned products.

Published: 2005-05-20 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-1682 is rated Low Risk (25.5/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.69%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-1682

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.22% 0.69% +0.46%
2 2025-09-15 0.12% 0.22% +0.10%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.12% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-1682

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-1682

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-1682

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
solstice solstice_internet_mail_server pop3_2.0 cpe:2.3:a:solstice:solstice_internet_mail_server:pop3_2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-1682

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