Paul L. Daniels ripMime up to 1.2.6 Attachment Filename memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Paul L. Daniels ripMime up to 1.2.6. This impacts an unknown function of the component Attachment Filename Handler. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-0198. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Paul L. Daniels ripMime up to 1.2.6 and classified as very critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Attachment Filename Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in plDaniels ripMime 1.2.6 and earlier, as used in other programs such as xamime and inflex, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an attachment in a long filename.

The weakness was shared 05/16/2002 with SNOSoft (Website). The advisory is shared for download at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-0198. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD (estimation calculated on 06/06/2018).

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 (7983) and SecurityFocus (BID 3941†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/23/2002 🔍
05/16/2002 +113 days 🔍
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07/11/2014 +4439 days 🔍
06/06/2018 +1426 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Organization: SNOSoft
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2002-0198 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0198
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18104
X-Force: 7983 - ripMIME long file name buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 3941 - RipMime Mime_Header Long Filename Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 13:54
Updated: 06/06/2018 11:02
Changes: 07/11/2014 13:54 (49), 06/06/2018 11:02 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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