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CVE-2002-23251 exploit

The c-client library in Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) dated before 2002 RC2, as used by Pine 4.20 through 4.44, allows remote att…

Published 23 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.8
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.5%
percentile 89%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

The c-client library in Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) dated before 2002 RC2, as used by Pine 4.20 through 4.44, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client crash) via a MIME-encoded email with Content-Type header containing an empty boundary field.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.46% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-21644 Pine 4.x - Empty MIME Boundary Denial of Service · dos · 2002-07-24

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.8AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

  • iss.net /security_center/static/9668.php · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • online.securityfocus.com /archive/1/284086 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/5301 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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