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CVE-2004-1012

Published: Dec 1, 2004Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
10.0CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
6.0%
Top 7.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The argument parser of the PARTIAL command in Cyrus IMAP Server 2.2.6 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a certain command ("body[p") that is treated as a different command ("body.peek") and causes an index increment error that leads to an out-of-bounds memory corruption.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

carnegie mellon university
oss-project·USaka snmptrapd, cyrus imap server, cyrus-sasl
cyrus imap serverOn-prem
Communications / email-server-client
openpkg
oss-project
openpkgOn-prem
DevTools & CI / artifact-registry
conectiva
oss-project
linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
redhat
commercial·USaka red hat
fedora coreOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
trustix
oss-project
secure linuxOn-premSecurity Product
Security Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner
ubuntu
commercial·GBaka ubuntu linux
ubuntu linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
and 1 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
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References

http://asg.web.cmu.edu/archive/message.php?mailbox=archive.cyrus-announce&msg=143
asg.web.cmu.edu
http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/download/imapd/changes.html
asg.web.cmu.edu
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110123023521619&w=2
marc.info
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