CVE-2002-0698

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Buffer overflow in Internet Mail Connector (IMC) for Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an EHLO request from a system with a long name as obtained through a reverse DNS lookup, which triggers the overflow in IMC's hello response.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.5/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-120

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://bvlive01.iss.net/issEn/delivery/xforce/alertdetail.jsp?oid=20759Broken Link
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ326322
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9658.phpBroken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5306Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-037Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://bvlive01.iss.net/issEn/delivery/xforce/alertdetail.jsp?oid=20759Broken Link
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ326322
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9658.phpBroken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5306Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-037Patch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Aug 12, 2002
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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