Description
Buffer overflow in the GMIME_UUENCODE_LEN macro in gmime/gmime-encodings.h in GMime before 2.4.15 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via input data for a uuencode operation.
Published: 2010-02-08
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2082-1 New gmime2.2 packages fix arbitrary code execution
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-0440 Buffer overflow in the GMIME_UUENCODE_LEN macro in gmime/gmime-encodings.h in GMime before 2.4.15 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via input data for a uuencode operation.
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T00:45:12.191Z

Reserved: 2010-01-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-0409

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-02-08T21:30:00.373

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2010-0409

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2010-01-31T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2010-0409 - Bugzilla

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