CVE-2003-1177
Buffer overflow in the base64 decoder in MERCUR Mailserver 4.2 before SP3a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long (1) AUTH command to the POP3 server or (2) AUTHENTICATE command to the IMAP server.
Published:Dec 31, 2003
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:May 10, 2005
EPSS Score:0.23249
CVSS Score:7.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Atrium Software
Product
Mercur Mailserver
Atrium Software
Mercur Mailserver
Exploits
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
