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CVE-2003-1177

Buffer overflow in the base64 decoder in MERCUR Mailserver 4.2 before SP3a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long (1) AUTH command to the POP3 server or (2) AUTHENTICATE command to the IMAP server.

Published

2003-12-31T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application atrium_software mercur_mailserver 3.3 Yes
Application atrium_software mercur_mailserver 3.3_sp1 Yes
Application atrium_software mercur_mailserver 3.3_sp2 Yes
Application atrium_software mercur_mailserver 4.1 Yes
Application atrium_software mercur_mailserver 4.1_sp1 Yes
Application atrium_software mercur_mailserver 4.2 Yes
Application atrium_software mercur_mailserver 4.2_sp1 Yes
Application atrium_software mercur_mailserver 4.2_sp2 Yes
References