A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in eMule 0.29c. Affected is an unknown function of the component Password Handler. 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:

eMule 0.29c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long password, possibly due to a buffer overflow.

The weakness was published 12/31/2003 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2003-1514 since 10/25/2007. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

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 vulnerability database at X-Force (13464). Similar entries are available at VDB-240926, VDB-243102, VDB-244701 and VDB-248324.

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