CVE-2002-2198
Buffer overflow in ZMailer before 2.99.51_1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code during HELO processing from an IPv6 address, possibly using an address that resolves to a long hostname.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.24%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in ZMailer before 2.99.51_1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code during HELO processing from an IPv6 address, possibly using an address that resolves to a long hostname.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 6.24% probability · 94th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- zmailer/zmailer
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 6.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SN-02:05.asc
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10013.phpPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5592Patch
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SN-02:05.asc
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10013.phpPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5592Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.