CVE-2002-2325 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published 26 Oct 2007 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Remote attackers can crash the IMAP client by sending a MIME email with an empty boundary field, requiring user interaction to view the message.

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: None listed

What is CVE-2002-2325?

CVE-2002-2325 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Oct 2007. 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

The c-client library in Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) dated before 2002 RC2, as used by Pine 4.20 through 4.44, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client crash) via a MIME-encoded email with Content-Type header containing an empty boundary field.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2325?

It affects 1 product.

Products include University of Washington Pine.

How do I fix CVE-2002-2325?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2325 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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-2002-2325 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-2325 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r8h8-frgh-vvhh.