CVE-2002-2198 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in ZMailer versions prior to 2.99.51_1. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted HELO command from an IPv6 address, potentially leveraging a long hostname. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication and having complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit intelligence like Metasploit modules or ExploitDB entries are available, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage, its high FAUCET Risk Score of 89/100 indicates significant potential danger.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.99.45CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:zmailer:zmailer:2.99.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.99.46CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:zmailer:zmailer:2.99.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.99.47CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:zmailer:zmailer:2.99.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.99.48CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:zmailer:zmailer:2.99.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.99.49CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:zmailer:zmailer:2.99.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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