First published: Fri Mar 21 2003(Updated: )
The try_uudecoding function in mail-format.c for Ximian Evolution Mail User Agent 1.2.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a malicious uuencoded (UUE) header, possibly triggering a heap-based buffer overflow.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Ximian Evolution | =1.0.7 | |
Ximian Evolution | =1.2.2 | |
Ximian Evolution | =1.0.3 | |
Ximian Evolution | =1.0.6 | |
Ximian Evolution | =1.2 | |
Ximian Evolution | =1.2.1 | |
Ximian Evolution | =1.0.4 | |
Ximian Evolution | =1.0.5 | |
Ximian Evolution | =1.1.1 | |
Ximian Evolution | =1.0.8 |
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CVE-2003-0128 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability due to potential heap-based buffer overflow.
To fix CVE-2003-0128, it is recommended to upgrade to a later version of Ximian Evolution that addresses this vulnerability.
Ximian Evolution versions 1.0.3, 1.0.4, 1.0.5, 1.0.6, 1.0.7, 1.0.8, 1.1.1, 1.2, 1.2.1, and 1.2.2 are affected by CVE-2003-0128.
Yes, CVE-2003-0128 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malicious uuencoded header.
CVE-2003-0128 facilitates denial of service attacks and potentially remote code execution through a buffer overflow.