CVE-2003-1177 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Buffer 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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.23249.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Atrium Software	Mercur Mailserver

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:atrium_software:mercur_mailserver:3.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:atrium_software:mercur_mailserver:3.3_sp1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:atrium_software:mercur_mailserver:3.3_sp2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:atrium_software:mercur_mailserver:4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:atrium_software:mercur_mailserver:4.1_sp1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:atrium_software:mercur_mailserver:4.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:atrium_software:mercur_mailserver:4.2_sp1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:atrium_software:mercur_mailserver:4.2_sp2:::::::*

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2003-q4/1459.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/10038
http://www.atrium-software.com/mail%20server/pub/mcr42sp3a.html
http://www.osvdb.org/2688
http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/6U00N1P8KC.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8861
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8889
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13468

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-05-10T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:19:46.080Z

Reserved: 2005-05-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2003-1177

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2003-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2003-1177

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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