CVE-2002-1057 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the SmartMax MailMax POP3 daemon (popmax) version 4.8. This flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code on the affected system by sending an excessively long USER command. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild or on the CISA KEV catalog, public exploit code exists (EDB-21633), though it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:smartmax_software:mailmax:4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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