CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-0743

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The mail and mailx programs in AIX 4.3.3 generate a core dump when called with a very long argument, indicating a buffer overflow.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to the system or its destabilization, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the AIX system to the latest version to eliminate this vulnerability and to limit the length of arguments passed to the mail and mailx programs.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

mail and mailx in AIX 4.3.3 core dump when called with a very long argument, an indication of a buffer overflow.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS