First published: Thu Nov 06 2003(Updated: )
Multiple vulnerabilities in multiple vendor implementations of the Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME) protocol allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via an S/MIME email message containing certain unexpected ASN.1 constructs, as demonstrated using the NISSC test suite.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Hitachi Pki Runtime Library | ||
Hitachi Groupmax Mail - Security Option | =6.0 |
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CVE-2003-0564 has a high severity rating due to its potential for remote code execution and denial of service.
To mitigate CVE-2003-0564, update to the latest versions of affected software packages as released by the vendors.
CVE-2003-0564 affects implementations of the S/MIME protocol in Hitachi's PKI Runtime Library and Groupmax Mail - Security Option.
Yes, CVE-2003-0564 can be exploited through specially crafted S/MIME email messages.
CVE-2003-0564 could allow attackers to disrupt email systems or execute arbitrary code, posing a significant security risk.