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CVE-2005-2469

Stack-based buffer overflow in the NMAP Agent for Novell NetMail 3.52C and possibly earlier...

4.6 Medium

Stack-based buffer overflow in the NMAP Agent for Novell NetMail 3.52C and possibly earlier versions allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long user name in the USER command.

Exploit likelihood

0.51%Down 1.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.6

Stack-based buffer overflow in the NMAP Agent for Novell NetMail 3.52C and possibly earlier versions allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long user name in the USER command.

Record
CVE-2005-2469
CVSS 2.0
4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in the NMAP Agent for Novell NetMail 3.52C and possibly earlier versions allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long user name in the USER command.

Record
CVE-2005-2469
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-2470 No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in the NMAP Agent for Novell NetMail 3.52C and possibly earlier versions allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long user name in the USER command.

Record
EUVD-2005-2470
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mgf2-w5v6-4923 No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in the NMAP Agent for Novell NetMail 3.52C and possibly earlier...

Stack-based buffer overflow in the NMAP Agent for Novell NetMail 3.52C and possibly earlier versions allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long user name in the USER command.

Record
GHSA-mgf2-w5v6-4923
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2005-2469 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Novell Netmail, published October 20, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.51%, the 43rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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