CVE-2002-0368

Description

The Store Service in Microsoft Exchange 2000 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a mail message with a malformed RFC message attribute, aka "Malformed Mail Attribute can Cause Exchange 2000 to Exhaust CPU Resources."

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 20.68% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9195.php vdb entry broken link
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-025 patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4881 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-0368?
CVE-2002-0368 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-0368?
To fix CVE-2002-0368, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2002-0368 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2002-0368 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~21% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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