Pegasus Mail message header buffer overflow
| pegasus-message-header-bo (9673) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Pegasus Mail is vulnerable to a denial of service attack caused by a buffer overflow. By sending an email message containing 259 characters or more in either the "From:" or "To:" message header, a remote attacker can overflow a buffer and crash the system. The server must be restarted to regain normal functionality.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- Auriemma Luigi Advisory - Pegasus: Pegasus mail DoS.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Jul 24 2002 - 16:51:09 CDT: Pegasus mail DoS.
- BID-5302: Pegasus Mail Message Header Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-1075: Buffer overflow in Pegasus mail client 4.01 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long (1) To or (2) From headers.
Platforms Affected:
- Pmail Pegasus 4.01
Reported:
Jul 24, 2002
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