Vulnerability in Pldaniels Altermime

CVE-2002-1721

Off-by-one error in alterMIME 0.1.10 and 0.1.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an x-header that causes snprintf overwrite the FFGET_FILE variable with a (null) byte.

EPSS: 0.023 (81.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
  • cve@mitre.org (Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2002-1721?
CVE-2002-1721 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pldaniels Altermime, classified under Off-by-one Error. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2002-12-31.
How severe is CVE-2002-1721?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.