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courier — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-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.

Products
courier
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
0.47-12
CVEs
CVE-2005-3532
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3532

core-osv · Original source

Published 11 Dec 2005, 01:03 UTC

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.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3532

courier

Fixed versions: 0.47-12

courier

Fixed versions: 0.47-12

courier

Fixed versions: 0.47-12

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3532",
  "method": "structured",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 412140,
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