CVE-2002-0997 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Novell NetMail via buffer overflows in the IMAP Agent.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2002-0997?

CVE-2002-0997 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Aug 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflows in IMAP Agent (imapd) for Novell NetMail (NIMS) 3.0.3 before 3.0.3A allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0997?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Novell Netmail, Novell Netmail Xe.

How do I fix CVE-2002-0997?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0997 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-2002-0997 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0997 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qg69-jv9q-xgh2.

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