7.5
HIGH
CVE-2003-1177
MERCUR Mailserver Buffer Overflow Denial of Service (DoS) and Remote Code Execution (RCE) Vulnerability
Description

Buffer overflow in the base64 decoder in MERCUR Mailserver 4.2 before SP3a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long (1) AUTH command to the POP3 server or (2) AUTHENTICATE command to the IMAP server.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 31, 2003, 5 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 20, 2024, 11:46 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2003-1177 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Atrium_software mercur_mailserver

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2003-1177 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2003-1177 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2003-q4/1459.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/10038
    Added Reference http://www.atrium-software.com/mail%20server/pub/mcr42sp3a.html
    Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/2688
    Added Reference http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/6U00N1P8KC.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8861
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8889
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13468
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/13468 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13468 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 22, 2005

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2003-1177 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2003-1177 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

11.16 }} -11.39%

score

0.95146

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability