CVE-2002-0379

Description

Buffer overflow in University of Washington imap server (uw-imapd) imap-2001 (imapd 2001.315) and imap-2001a (imapd 2001.315) with legacy RFC 1730 support, and imapd 2000.287 and earlier, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long BODY request.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 29.90% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory linuxsecurity.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory conectiva.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory caldera.com Vendor Advisory linux-mandrake.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-2120.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4713	vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102107222100529&w=2	mailing list
http://www.washington.edu/imap/buffer.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-092.html	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10803	vdb entry
http://distro.conectiva.com/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000487	vendor advisory
http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4167	vendor advisory
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-021.0.txt	vendor advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9055.php	vdb entry
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-034.php	vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/961489	third party advisory us government resource

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-0379?: CVE-2002-0379 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-0379?: To fix CVE-2002-0379, 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-2002-0379 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2002-0379 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~30% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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