CVE-2002-0698 Buffer overflow in Internet Mail Connector (IMC) for Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an
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Check this codebase for CVE-2002-0698 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2002-0698 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Server, published on 2 Apr 2003.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0698 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Microsoft Exchange Server. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0698/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0698/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-0698?
CVE-2002-0698 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Server, published on 2 Apr 2003.
Official description
Buffer overflow in Internet Mail Connector (IMC) for Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an EHLO request from a system with a long name as obtained through a reverse DNS lookup, which triggers the overflow in IMC's hello response.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0698?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Exchange Server.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0698?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0698 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2002-0698 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0698 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-mw2r-jm5q-xp3p.