CVE-2004-0152 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in (1) the encode_mime function, (2) the encode_uuencode function, (3) or the decode_uuencode function for emil 2.1.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via e-mail messages containing attachments with filenames.

Published: 2004-03-27

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 3.4% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:emil:emil:2.0.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:emil:emil:2.0.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:emil:emil:2.1.0_beta9:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-0152	Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in (1) the encode_mime function, (2) the encode_uuencode function, (3) or the decode_uuencode function for emil 2.1.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via e-mail messages containing attachments with filenames.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03422.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108024939827236&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-468
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15601

History

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Emil Emil

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-03-27T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:10:03.526Z

Reserved: 2004-02-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-0152

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-04-15T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2004-0152

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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