CVE-2003-0129 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Evolution Mail Client by sending a mail message with multiple layers of uuencoding.
- 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-2003-0129?
CVE-2003-0129 is a medium-severity denial of service 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
Ximian Evolution Mail User Agent 1.2.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a mail message that is uuencoded multiple times.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0129?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ximian Evolution.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0129?
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-2003-0129 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-0129 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0129, GHSA-mj62-cjx7-r9r6.