CVE-2009-0569 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in Becky! Internet Mail versions 2.48.02 and earlier. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted email containing a malicious return receipt request. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring medium attack complexity but granting complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. Despite its high 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.48.02CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rimarts:becky\!_internet_mail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.26.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rimarts:becky\!_internet_mail:1.26.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.26.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rimarts:becky\!_internet_mail:1.26.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.26.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rimarts:becky\!_internet_mail:1.26.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.00.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rimarts:becky\!_internet_mail:2.00.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.