CVE-2003-0297 describes a denial-of-service and potential arbitrary code execution vulnerability in the c-client IMAP Client, affecting imap-2002b and Pine 4.53. Malicious IMAP servers can exploit this by sending large literal or mailbox size values, triggering integer signedness or overflow errors. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector and low complexity, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:c-client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:imap-2002b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.53CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:pine:4.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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