CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-1652

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in cgicso.c for cgiemail 1.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long query parameter.

Risk Assessment

Attackers may exploit this vulnerability to remotely take control of the system, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to the latest version of cgiemail to eliminate this vulnerability and to monitor logs for potential attack attempts.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in cgicso.c for cgiemail 1.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long query parameter.

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