What is the severity of CVE-2003-0852?

CVE-2003-0852 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause a denial of service.

How do I fix CVE-2003-0852?

To mitigate CVE-2003-0852, users should upgrade to Sylpheed versions 0.9.7 or later, which contain the necessary patches.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0852?

CVE-2003-0852 affects Sylpheed versions 0.9.4 to 0.9.6 and Claws-Mail versions 0.9.4 to 0.9.6.

What is the impact of CVE-2003-0852?

The impact of CVE-2003-0852 can lead to the application crashing due to unhandled format strings from remote SMTP servers.

Is CVE-2003-0852 remotely exploitable?

Yes, CVE-2003-0852 can be remotely exploited by sending specially crafted messages to the vulnerable email clients.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2003-0852

medium

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

25/10/2003

8/8/2024

CVE-2003-0852

First published: Sat Oct 25 2003(Updated: )

Format string vulnerability in send_message.c for Sylpheed-claws 0.9.4 through 0.9.6 allows remote SMTP servers to cause a denial of service (crash) in sylpheed via format strings in an error message.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Sylpheed	=0.9.4
Sylpheed	=0.9.5
Sylpheed	=0.9.6
Claws-Mail	=0.9.4
Claws-Mail	=0.9.5
Claws-Mail	=0.9.6

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-0852?
CVE-2003-0852 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause a denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0852?
To mitigate CVE-2003-0852, users should upgrade to Sylpheed versions 0.9.7 or later, which contain the necessary patches.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0852?
CVE-2003-0852 affects Sylpheed versions 0.9.4 to 0.9.6 and Claws-Mail versions 0.9.4 to 0.9.6.
What is the impact of CVE-2003-0852?
The impact of CVE-2003-0852 can lead to the application crashing due to unhandled format strings from remote SMTP servers.
Is CVE-2003-0852 remotely exploitable?
Yes, CVE-2003-0852 can be remotely exploited by sending specially crafted messages to the vulnerable email clients.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-0852?
CVE-2003-0852 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause a denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0852?
To mitigate CVE-2003-0852, users should upgrade to Sylpheed versions 0.9.7 or later, which contain the necessary patches.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0852?
CVE-2003-0852 affects Sylpheed versions 0.9.4 to 0.9.6 and Claws-Mail versions 0.9.4 to 0.9.6.
What is the impact of CVE-2003-0852?
The impact of CVE-2003-0852 can lead to the application crashing due to unhandled format strings from remote SMTP servers.
Is CVE-2003-0852 remotely exploitable?
Yes, CVE-2003-0852 can be remotely exploited by sending specially crafted messages to the vulnerable email clients.