CVE-2003-1177

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Summary

CVECVE-2003-1177
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2003-12-31 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in the base64 decoder in MERCUR Mailserver 4.2 before SP3a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long (1) AUTH command to the POP3 server or (2) AUTHENTICATE command to the IMAP server.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Atrium Software Mercur Mailserver 3.3 All All All
Application Atrium Software Mercur Mailserver 3.3_sp1 All All All
Application Atrium Software Mercur Mailserver 3.3_sp2 All All All
Application Atrium Software Mercur Mailserver 4.1 All All All
Application Atrium Software Mercur Mailserver 4.1_sp1 All All All
Application Atrium Software Mercur Mailserver 4.2 All All All
Application Atrium Software Mercur Mailserver 4.2_sp1 All All All
Application Atrium Software Mercur Mailserver 4.2_sp2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
'MERCUR Mail Server AUTH Vulnerability (Base64)' - SecuriTeam af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securiteam.com Exploit
Secunia - Advisories - Mercur Mailserver AUTH Command Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch
www.osvdb.org/2688 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Atrium Software Mercur Mailserver IMAP AUTH Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
ASI - MERCUR SMTP POP3 IMAP4 Mail Server Anti Virus, CARTHAGO Webmail Email af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.atrium-software.com
Atrium Software Mercur Mailserver POP3 AUTH Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2003-q4/1459.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com Exploit
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