CVE-2003-0720 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in PINE versions prior to 4.58, specifically impacting the University of Washington's Pine email client. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted message/external-body MIME type. 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. While not currently on CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating its potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.98CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:pine:3.98:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:pine:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:pine:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:pine:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:pine:4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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