Buffer overflow in Foxmail

CVE-2004-2719

Buffer overflow in the UrlToLocal function in PunyLib.dll of Foxmail 5.0.300 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a mail message with a long From field, a different issue than CVE-2005-0339.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2004-12-31 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.070 (94.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-25.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.070 · newest: 0.070 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Foxmail — versions 5.0.300

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15640 (vdb-entry)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/9954 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/164 (exploit)
secunia.com/advisories/11231 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)