CVE-2003-0057

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2003-02-19 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Hypermail 2 before 2.1.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code (1) via a long attachment filename that is not properly handled by the hypermail executable, or (2) by connecting to the mail CGI program from an IP address that reverse-resolves to a long hostname.

Affected products

Hypermail: 2.0b25, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5 (+1)

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0042.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104369136703903&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/8030
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-248
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6689
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6690
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11157
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11158
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0042.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104369136703903&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/8030
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-248

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