CVE-2004-0152 describes multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the emil email client, versions 2.1.0 and earlier, specifically within its MIME and UUencode encoding/decoding functions. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems by sending specially crafted email messages with malicious attachment filenames. 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. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:emil:emil:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:emil:emil:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.0_beta9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:emil:emil:2.1.0_beta9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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