CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-0297

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The c-client IMAP Client, used in imap-2002b and Pine 4.53, allows remote malicious IMAP servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via certain large (1) literal and (2) mailbox size values that cause either integer signedness errors or integer overflow errors.

Risk Assessment

The risk to the organization includes the potential for remote denial of service and arbitrary code execution, which could lead to data loss or system compromise.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the software to the latest version to mitigate the risk associated with this vulnerability and to monitor IMAP traffic for suspicious activity.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

c-client IMAP Client, as used in imap-2002b and Pine 4.53, allows remote malicious IMAP servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via certain large (1) literal and (2) mailbox size values that cause either integer signedness errors or integer overflow errors.

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