Multiple Buffer Overflows in Hypermail 2 before 2.1.6: Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

Multiple Buffer Overflows in Hypermail 2 before 2.1.6: Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

CVE-2003-0057 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Multiple buffer overflows in Hypermail 2 before 2.1.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code (1) via a long attachment filename that is not properly handled by the hypermail executable, or (2) by connecting to the mail CGI program from an IP address that reverse-resolves to a long hostname.

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