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CVE-2002-0198

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 5.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-05-16 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in plDaniels ripMime 1.2.6 and earlier, as used in other programs such as xamime and inflex, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an attachment in a long filename.

Affected products

• Paul L Daniels Inflex: 1.0.10
• Paul L Daniels Ripmime: 1.2.0, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.2.4, 1.2.5 (+1)

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101182636812381&w=2
• http://pldaniels.org/ripmime/CHANGELOG
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7983.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3941
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101182636812381&w=2
• http://pldaniels.org/ripmime/CHANGELOG
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7983.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3941

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