CVE-2002-1539 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote authenticated users can cause a denial of service in MDaemon POP server via buffer overflow in DELE or UIDL commands.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-1539?
CVE-2002-1539 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Mar 2003. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in MDaemon POP server 6.0.7 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via long (1) DELE or (2) UIDL arguments.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1539?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Alt-N Mdaemon.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1539?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1539 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-2002-1539 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1539 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-chrp-f2pw-4x7x.