CVE-2003-0565 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via malicious X.400 messages in vulnerable mail servers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2003-0565?
CVE-2003-0565 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Nov 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple vulnerabilities in multiple vendor implementations of the X.400 protocol allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via an X.400 message containing certain unexpected ASN.1 constructs, as demonstrated using the NISSC test suite.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0565?
How do I fix CVE-2003-0565?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0565 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-2003-0565 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0565 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h6m9-87mj-jxr6.