VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2002-0914
Double Precision Courier e-mail MTA allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a message with an extremely large or negative value for the year, which causes a tight loop.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 1.68%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.68%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Double Precision Courier e-mail MTA allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a message with an extremely large or negative value for the year, which causes a tight loop.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.68% probability · 76th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- double precision incorporated/courier mta
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=93065
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9228.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/5052
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4908Vendor Advisory
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=93065
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9228.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/5052
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4908Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.