CVE-2002-0743 Memory corruption in n/a
A buffer overflow in AIX mail utilities causes a core dump when processing long arguments, leading to denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-0743?
CVE-2002-0743 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Ibm Aix, published on 26 Jul 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
mail and mailx in AIX 4.3.3 core dump when called with a very long argument, an indication of a buffer overflow.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0743?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Aix.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0743?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0743 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2002-0743 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0743 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Aix
Sources
Also known as GHSA-65ff-m9vq-xhvj.