Vulnerability CVE-2003-0057
Published: 2003-02-19   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
Multiple buffer overflows in Hypermail 2 before 2.1.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code (1) via a long attachment filename that is not properly handled by the hypermail executable, or (2) by connecting to the mail CGI program from an IP address that reverse-resolves to a long hostname.

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.5/10
6.4/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Hypermail -> Hypermail 

 References:
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0042.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104369136703903&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-248
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6689
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6690
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11157
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11158
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