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A vulnerability was found in John G. Myers mpack 1.5. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code of the component munpack. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Buffer overflow in munpack in mpack 1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code.
The weakness was released 04/11/2003 (Website). The advisory is available at debian.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-1424. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14978 (Debian DSA-141-1 : mpack - buffer overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9747) and Tenable (14978). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at 20347.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 14978
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-141-1 : mpack - buffer overflow
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Timeline
08/01/2002 🔍08/02/2002 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: debian.orgStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2002-1424 (🔍)
X-Force: 9747
Vulnerability Center: 28901 - Mpack 1.5 and Earlier Remote DoS or Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 5385 - John G. Myers MUnpack Malformed MIME Encoded Message Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 08/08/2014 13:00Updated: 06/28/2021 14:07
Changes: 08/08/2014 13:00 (53), 03/12/2017 17:21 (9), 06/28/2021 14:07 (3)
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