7.5high
CVE-2003-1177in critical feed1 exploit
Buffer overflow in the base64 decoder in MERCUR Mailserver 4.2 before SP3a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibl…
Published 22 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
12.9%
percentile 96%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
12.93% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-23267 Atrium Software Mercur MailServer 3.3/4.0/4.2 - IMAP AUTH Remote Buffer Overflow · dos · 2003-10-20
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/8861 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- secunia.com /advisories/10038 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/8889 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- osvdb.org /2688 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
- archives.neohapsis.com /archives/fulldisclosure/2003-q4/1459.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/13468 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
- atrium-software.com /mail%20server/pub/mcr42sp3a.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securiteam.com /windowsntfocus/6U00N1P8KC.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2003-1177
- NVD: CVE-2003-1177
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