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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
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
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 4, 2002
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified