CVE-2005-2662

masqmail before 0.2.18 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted e-mail addresses that are not properly sanitized when creating a failed delivery message.

Published: 2005-09-21 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-2662 is rated Moderate Risk (59.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.39%). EPSS rose +1.29% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2662

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 1.10% 2.39% +1.29%
2 2024-12-17 1.35% 1.10% -0.25%
3 2024-08-28 — 1.35% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2662

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
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:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-2662

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-2662

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-2662 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (masqmail), 1 status rows across 1 suites (upstream): needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-2662

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2662

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
masqmail masqmail 0.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
masqmail masqmail 0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
masqmail masqmail 0.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
masqmail masqmail 0.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
masqmail masqmail 0.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
masqmail masqmail 0.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
masqmail masqmail 0.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
masqmail masqmail 0.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
masqmail masqmail 0.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
masqmail masqmail 0.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
masqmail masqmail 0.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
masqmail masqmail 0.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
masqmail masqmail 0.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
masqmail masqmail 0.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
masqmail masqmail 0.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
masqmail masqmail 0.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
masqmail masqmail 0.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
masqmail masqmail 0.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
masqmail masqmail 0.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
masqmail masqmail 0.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
masqmail masqmail 0.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
masqmail masqmail 0.1.9 cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
masqmail masqmail 0.1.10 cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
masqmail masqmail 0.1.11 cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
masqmail masqmail 0.1.12 cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
masqmail masqmail 0.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
masqmail masqmail 0.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
masqmail masqmail 0.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
masqmail masqmail 0.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
masqmail masqmail 0.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
masqmail masqmail 0.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
masqmail masqmail 0.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
masqmail masqmail 0.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
masqmail masqmail 0.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
masqmail masqmail 0.2.9 cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
masqmail masqmail 0.2.10 cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
masqmail masqmail 0.2.11 cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
masqmail masqmail 0.2.12 cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
masqmail masqmail 0.2.13 cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
masqmail masqmail 0.2.14 cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
masqmail masqmail 0.2.15 cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
masqmail masqmail 0.2.16 cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
masqmail masqmail 0.2.17 cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2662

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