CVE-2003-0721

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2003-09-17 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-129

Description

Integer signedness error in rfc2231_get_param from strings.c in PINE before 4.58 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an email that causes an out-of-bounds array access using a negative number.

Affected products

Washington Pine: before 4.58 — fixed in 4.58

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Washington Pine 4.58. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-September/009850.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106329356702508&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106367213400313&w=2
http://www.idefense.com/advisory/09.10.03.txt
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-273.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-274.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A503
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-September/009850.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106329356702508&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106367213400313&w=2
http://www.idefense.com/advisory/09.10.03.txt
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-273.html

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