Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2002-0743 (CCN-6181)

Assigned:2001-03-02
Published:2001-03-02
Updated:2008-09-05
Summary:mail and mailx in AIX 4.3.3 core dump when called with a very long argument, an indication of a buffer overflow.
CVSS v3 Severity:10.0 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:10.0 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
10.0 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: CCN
Type: Caldera International, Inc. Security Advisory CSSA-2001-010.0
buffer overflow in /bin/mail

Source: AIXAPAR
Type: Vendor Advisory
IY29516

Source: CCN
Type: IBM AIX APAR IY29516
Re: New_AIXV4_Fixes

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2002-0743

Source: CCN
Type: Vuln-Dev Mailing List, 2001-02-28 19:29:29
/usr/bin/Mail buffer 0verfl0w

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-044
mailx -- buffer overflow

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 8005
IBM AIX mail/mailx Long Argument Overflow

Source: CCN
Type: Progeny Linux Systems Security Advisory PROGENY-SA-2001-03
mailx buffer overflow

Source: CCN
Type: BID-2457
Mailx Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
mailx-bo(6181)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    ibm aix 4.3.3
    debian debian linux 2.2