FKIE_CVE-2005-4828

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2005-12-31 05:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:19
Severity
Summary
Kolab Server 2.0.0 and 2.0.1 does not properly handle when a large email is sent with a "." in the wrong place, which causes kolabfilter to add another ".", which might break clear-text signatures and attachments. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue crosses privilege boundaries, so this might not be a vulnerability.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://kolab.org/security/kolab-vendor-notice-07.txtExploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:013
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.osvdb.org/22538
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://kolab.org/security/kolab-vendor-notice-07.txtExploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:013
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/22538
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
kolab kolab_groupware_server 2.0.0
kolab kolab_groupware_server 2.0.1
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