CVE-2002-0743 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the 'mail' and 'mailx' utilities within IBM AIX 4.3.3, leading to a core dump when supplied with an excessively long argument. This critical vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 10.0, allows for remote, low-complexity attacks without authentication, potentially resulting in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity and FAUCET Risk Score of 81/100, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.