Overview
There exists a buffer overflow vulnerability in cgiemail that allows execution of arbitrary code.
Description
cgiemail is a CGI program maintained that composes data submitted on Web forms into email messages. The cgicso.c component of the web-based email system cgiemail contains a buffer overflow vulnerability. |
Impact
HTTP clients may execute arbitrary code on the web server, with the privileges of the web server process. |
Solution
The CERT/CC is currently unaware of a practical solution to this problem. |
Remove cgiemail from web servers that serve untrusted clients. |
Vendor Information
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CVSS Metrics
| Group | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|
| Base | ||
| Temporal | ||
| Environmental |
References
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Security Tracker for reporting this vulnerability.
This document was written by Shawn Van Ittersum.
Other Information
| CVE IDs: | None |
| Severity Metric: | 7.97 |
| Date Public: | 2002-01-16 |
| Date First Published: | 2002-01-16 |
| Date Last Updated: | 2002-01-16 23:39 UTC |
| Document Revision: | 10 |