CVE-2003-0852 describes a format string vulnerability in Sylpheed-claws versions 0.9.4 through 0.9.6, specifically within the send_message.c component. This flaw allows a remote SMTP server to trigger a denial of service (crash) in the Sylpheed client by injecting malicious format strings into an error message. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with a low attack complexity and no authentication required, leading to a potential impact of partial availability loss. While there is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or KEV listing, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.9.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sylpheed:sylpheed:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sylpheed:sylpheed:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sylpheed:sylpheed:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sylpheed-claws:sylpheed-claws:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sylpheed-claws:sylpheed-claws:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.