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Becky! Internet Mail Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
Buffer overflow
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
9.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
This host is running Becky! Internet Mail client which is prone to buffer overflow vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is generated when the application fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied input. Boundary error may be generated when the user agrees to return a receipt message for a specially crafted e-mail thus leading to buffer overflow.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Becky! Internet Mail version 2.48.2 and prior on Windows.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 2.50.01 or later.