CVE-2005-3314

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP daemon in Novell Netmail 3.5.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via "long verb arguments."

Published: 2005-11-18 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-3314 is rated High Exploit Risk (83.8/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 84.89%, 99th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +4.07% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-3314

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16483 exploit_db edb 2010-05-09 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-3314

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 2026-04-01 80.81% 84.89% +4.07%
2 2025-12-17 83.42% 80.81% -2.60%
3 2025-04-17 — 83.42% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-3314

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-2005-3314

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-3314

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
novell netmail 3.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.5.2:e-ftfl:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-3314

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