CVE-2001-0611 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Becky! 2.00.05 and earlier, affecting rimarts_inc. becky_internet_mail. A remote attacker can exploit this by sending long messages without newline characters, potentially gaining additional privileges. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, leading to partial impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation, official exploit code, or KEV listing, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, suggesting awareness despite its age.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.26.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rimarts_inc.:becky_internet_mail:1.26.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.26.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rimarts_inc.:becky_internet_mail:1.26.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.26.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rimarts_inc.:becky_internet_mail:1.26.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rimarts_inc.:becky_internet_mail:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rimarts_inc.:becky_internet_mail:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.