popclient 3.0 B6 POP3_readmsg off-by-one

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in popclient 3.0 B6. It has been classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function POP3_readmsg. This manipulation causes off-by-one. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-0666. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in popclient 3.0 B6. Affected by this vulnerability is the function POP3_readmsg. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a off-by-one vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-193. A product calculates or uses an incorrect maximum or minimum value that is 1 more, or 1 less, than the correct value. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was shared 08/06/2004 (Website). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-0666 since 07/12/2004. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is 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 databases at X-Force (16538) and SecurityFocus (BID 10625†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Off-by-one
CWE: CWE-193 / CWE-189
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/29/2004 🔍
07/12/2004 +13 days 🔍
08/06/2004 +25 days 🔍
08/06/2004 +0 days 🔍
04/14/2015 +3903 days 🔍
06/19/2018 +1162 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-0666 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0666
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22069
X-Force: 16538 - popclient POP3_readmsg off-by-one buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 10625 - Popclient Email Message Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2015 13:16
Updated: 06/19/2018 20:54
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:16 (46), 06/19/2018 20:54 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:109:103

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