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7.5high

CVE-2002-0698in critical feed

Buffer overflow in Internet Mail Connector (IMC) for Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an…

Published 24 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
20.3%
percentile 97%
Public exploits
0
none known

Buffer overflow in Internet Mail Connector (IMC) for Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an EHLO request from a system with a long name as obtained through a reverse DNS lookup, which triggers the overflow in IMC's hello response.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

20.26% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input
Technology feeds
Microsoft Exchange (RSS, critical only)

References

  • bvlive01.iss.net /issEn/delivery/xforce/alertdetail.jsp?oid=20759 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_ISS, x_transferred
  • docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-037 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS, x_transferred
  • support.microsoft.com /default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ326322 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MSKB, x_transferred
  • iss.net /security_center/static/9658.php · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/5306 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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