CVE-2005-3532

authpam.c in courier-authdaemon for Courier Mail Server 0.37.3 through 0.52.1, when using pam_tally, does not call the pam_acct_mgmt function to verify that access should be granted, which allows attackers to authenticate to the server using accounts that have been disabled.

Published: 2005-12-11 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-3532 is rated Moderate Risk (55.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.90%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-3532

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 1.35% 0.90% -0.44%
2 2025-03-29 0.90% 1.35% +0.44%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.90% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-3532

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-2005-3532

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-3532

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2005-3532 medium priority: Debian including 1 source packages (courier), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-3532
suse medium — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-3532/
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-3532 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (courier), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): not-affected 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-3532

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-3532

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
double_precision_incorporated courier_mail_server 0.37.3 cpe:2.3:a:double_precision_incorporated:courier_mail_server:0.37.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
double_precision_incorporated courier_mail_server 0.46 cpe:2.3:a:double_precision_incorporated:courier_mail_server:0.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
double_precision_incorporated courier_mail_server 0.47 cpe:2.3:a:double_precision_incorporated:courier_mail_server:0.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
double_precision_incorporated courier_mail_server 0.48 cpe:2.3:a:double_precision_incorporated:courier_mail_server:0.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
double_precision_incorporated courier_mail_server 0.48.1 cpe:2.3:a:double_precision_incorporated:courier_mail_server:0.48.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
double_precision_incorporated courier_mail_server 0.48.2 cpe:2.3:a:double_precision_incorporated:courier_mail_server:0.48.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
double_precision_incorporated courier_mail_server 0.49.0 cpe:2.3:a:double_precision_incorporated:courier_mail_server:0.49.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
double_precision_incorporated courier_mail_server 0.50.0 cpe:2.3:a:double_precision_incorporated:courier_mail_server:0.50.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
double_precision_incorporated courier_mail_server 0.52.1 cpe:2.3:a:double_precision_incorporated:courier_mail_server:0.52.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-3532

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