CVE-2005-3182

Buffer overflow in the HTTP management interface for GFI MailSecurity 8.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long headers such as (1) Host and (2) Accept in HTTP requests. NOTE: the vendor suggests that this issues is "in an underlying Microsoft technology" which, if true, could mean that the overflow affects other products as well.

Published: 2005-10-20 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-3182 is rated Moderate Risk (63.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.29%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.61% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-3182

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 2025-03-30 4.68% 6.29% +1.61%
2 2025-03-29 6.29% 4.68% -1.61%
3 2025-03-17 6.29%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-3182

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-2005-3182

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-3182

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gfi mailsecurity 8.1 cpe:2.3:a:gfi:mailsecurity:8.1:*:exchange_smtp:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-3182

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