CVE-2003-0057 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2003-0057

Multiple buffer overflows in Hypermail 2 before 2.1.6 allows remote...

Vulnerability Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Hypermail 2 before 2.1.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code (1) via a long attachment filename that is not properly handled by the hypermail executable, or (2) by connecting to the mail CGI program from an IP address that reverse-resolves to a long hostname.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

hypermail
Vulnerable Versions:
2.0b25, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5, 2.1_.0

Timeline

Official Publish: February 1st, 2003
Last Modified: August 8th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.