CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-0757

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in the SendUidl function in the POP3 capability in Mozilla before 1.7, Firefox before 0.9, and Thunderbird before 0.7. A remote POP3 mail server could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code.

Risk Assessment

An attacker-controlled POP3 server can remotely execute arbitrary code on the victim's machine, leading to full system compromise.

Recommendation

Immediately update Mozilla to version 1.7, Firefox to 0.9, and Thunderbird to 0.7 or later.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Heap-based buffer overflow in the SendUidl in the POP3 capability for Mozilla before 1.7, Firefox before 0.9, and Thunderbird before 0.7, may allow remote POP3 mail servers to execute arbitrary code.

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