Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2003-0852 (CCN-13508)

Assigned:2003-10-22
Published:2003-10-22
Updated:2017-07-11
Summary:Format string vulnerability in send_message.c for Sylpheed-claws 0.9.4 through 0.9.6 allows remote SMTP servers to cause a denial of service (crash) in sylpheed via format strings in an error message.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: CCN
Type: Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Wed Oct 22 2003 - 09:49:39 CDT
Sylpheed-claws format string bug, yet still sylpheed much better than windows

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2003-0852

Source: FULLDISC
Type: UNKNOWN
20031022 Sylpheed-claws format string bug, yet still sylpheed much better than windows

Source: CCN
Type: Sylpheed-Claws Web page
About -Sylpheed-Claws

Source: CCN
Type: Sylpheed Web page
Sylpheed - a GTK+ based, lightweight, and fast e-mail client

Source: CCN
Type: Sylpheed Changelog Web page
Changes 0.9.7

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://sylpheed.good-day.net/#changes

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://www.guninski.com/sylph.html

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 8332
Sylpheed-claws send_message.c Error Message Overflow

Source: BID
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
8877

Source: CCN
Type: BID-8877
Sylpheed-Claws Mail Client SMTP Error Reporting Format String Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
sylpheed-smtp-format-string(13508)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
sylpheed-smtp-format-string(13508)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:sylpheed:sylpheed:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sylpheed:sylpheed:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sylpheed:sylpheed:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sylpheed-claws:sylpheed-claws:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sylpheed-claws:sylpheed-claws:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sylpheed-claws:sylpheed-claws:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    sylpheed sylpheed 0.9.4
    sylpheed sylpheed 0.9.5
    sylpheed sylpheed 0.9.6
    sylpheed-claws sylpheed-claws 0.9.4
    sylpheed-claws sylpheed-claws 0.9.5
    sylpheed-claws sylpheed-claws 0.9.6