CVE-2005-4267

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in Qualcomm WorldMail 3.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long IMAP command that ends with a "}" character, as demonstrated using long (1) LIST, (2) LSUB, (3) SEARCH TEXT, (4) STATUS INBOX, (5) AUTHENTICATE, (6) FETCH, (7) SELECT, and (8) COPY commands.

Published: 2005-12-21 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-4267 is rated High Exploit Risk (79.3/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 75.44%, 99th percentile). 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-4267

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16474 exploit_db edb 2010-07-01 Exploit-DB ↗
1380 exploit_db edb 2005-12-20 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-4267

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 2026-03-14 75.79% 75.44% -0.35%
2 2026-01-19 76.89% 75.79% -1.10%
3 2025-07-02 — 76.89% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-4267

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-2005-4267

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-4267

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
qualcomm worldmail 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:qualcomm:worldmail:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-4267

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