CVE-2003-0128 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a crash or execute arbitrary code via a malicious uuencoded header in Evolution Mail Client.
- 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-2003-0128?
CVE-2003-0128 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Mar 2003. 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 try_uudecoding function in mail-format.c for Ximian Evolution Mail User Agent 1.2.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a malicious uuencoded (UUE) header, possibly triggering a heap-based buffer overflow.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0128?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ximian Evolution.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0128?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2003-0128 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-0128 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0128, GHSA-4vwm-wf8m-g2v8.