CVE-2004-0666 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the application via a buffer overflow in the POP3 client, causing denial of service.
- 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-2004-0666?
CVE-2004-0666 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jul 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Off-by-one error in the POP3_readmsg function in popclient 3.0b6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an e-mail message with a certain line length, which leads to a buffer overflow.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0666?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Popclient Popclient.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0666?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0666 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-2004-0666 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0666 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5p78-xr8q-m3rj.