CVE-2005-3354

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ldif_get_line function in ldif.c of Sylpheed before 2.1.6 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code by having local users import LDIF files with long lines.

Published: 2005-11-20 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-3354 is rated Moderate Risk (53.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.79%). EPSS rose +2.34% 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-2005-3354

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 1.45% 3.79% +2.34%
2 2025-03-30 2.23% 1.45% -0.78%
3 2025-03-29 — 2.23% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-3354

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.1 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/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:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
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.
 4.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-3354

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-3354

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2005-3354 medium priority: Debian including 1 source packages (sylpheed), 3 status rows across 3 suites (bookworm, bullseye, trixie): resolved 3. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-3354
gentoo normal CVE-2005-3354: 1 GLSA(s) (200511-13), 2 atom(s) (mail-client/sylpheed, mail-client/sylpheed-claws); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2005-3354
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-3354 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (nbd, sylpheed, sylpheed-claws), 12 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): not-affected 6, needs-triage 3, released 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-3354

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-3354

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sylpheed sylpheed 0.8.11 cpe:2.3:a:sylpheed:sylpheed:0.8.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sylpheed sylpheed 0.9.4 cpe:2.3:a:sylpheed:sylpheed:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sylpheed sylpheed 0.9.5 cpe:2.3:a:sylpheed:sylpheed:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sylpheed sylpheed 0.9.6 cpe:2.3:a:sylpheed:sylpheed:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sylpheed sylpheed 0.9.7 cpe:2.3:a:sylpheed:sylpheed:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sylpheed sylpheed 0.9.8 cpe:2.3:a:sylpheed:sylpheed:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sylpheed sylpheed 0.9.9 cpe:2.3:a:sylpheed:sylpheed:0.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sylpheed sylpheed 0.9.10 cpe:2.3:a:sylpheed:sylpheed:0.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sylpheed sylpheed 0.9.11 cpe:2.3:a:sylpheed:sylpheed:0.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sylpheed sylpheed 0.9.12 cpe:2.3:a:sylpheed:sylpheed:0.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sylpheed sylpheed 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:sylpheed:sylpheed:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sylpheed sylpheed 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:sylpheed:sylpheed:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sylpheed sylpheed 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:sylpheed:sylpheed:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sylpheed sylpheed 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:sylpheed:sylpheed:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sylpheed sylpheed 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:sylpheed:sylpheed:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sylpheed sylpheed 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:sylpheed:sylpheed:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sylpheed sylpheed 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:sylpheed:sylpheed:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sylpheed sylpheed 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:sylpheed:sylpheed:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sylpheed sylpheed 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:sylpheed:sylpheed:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sylpheed sylpheed 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:sylpheed:sylpheed:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sylpheed sylpheed 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:sylpheed:sylpheed:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sylpheed sylpheed 2.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:sylpheed:sylpheed:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sylpheed sylpheed 2.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:sylpheed:sylpheed:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sylpheed sylpheed 2.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:sylpheed:sylpheed:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sylpheed sylpheed 2.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:sylpheed:sylpheed:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-3354

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