CVE-2002-1765 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 21 Jun 2005 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash the Evolution email client and consume memory by sending emails with malformed MIME headers.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2002-1765?

CVE-2002-1765 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jun 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Evolution 1.0.3 and 1.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and crash) via an email with a malformed MIME header.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1765?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ximian Evolution.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1765?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2002-1765 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1765 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1765, GHSA-g942-9jhf-qjgc.