CVE-2003-0128

Public Exploit

Description

The try_uudecoding function in mail-format.c for Ximian Evolution Mail User Agent 1.2.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a malicious uuencoded (UUE) header, possibly triggering a heap-based buffer overflow.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 25.27% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory com.br Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory coresecurity.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200303-18.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=309&idxseccion=10	patch vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:045	vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0141.html	mailing list
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104826470527308&w=2	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7117	patch vendor advisory vdb entry exploit
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000648	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-108.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A107	signature vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-0128?: CVE-2003-0128 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-0128?: To fix CVE-2003-0128, 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-2003-0128 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2003-0128 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~25% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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