CVE-2003-0852

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Published Oct 25, 2003 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

Format string vulnerability in send_message.c for Sylpheed-claws 0.9.4 through 0.9.6 allows remote SMTP servers to cause a denial of service (crash) in sylpheed via format strings in an error message.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:sylpheed:sylpheed:0.9.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:sylpheed:sylpheed:0.9.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:sylpheed:sylpheed:0.9.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:sylpheed-claws:sylpheed-claws:0.9.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:sylpheed-claws:sylpheed-claws:0.9.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:sylpheed-claws:sylpheed-claws:0.9.6:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-0843	Format string vulnerability in send_message.c for Sylpheed-claws 0.9.4 through 0.9.6 allows remote SMTP servers to cause a denial of service (crash) in sylpheed via format strings in an error message.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.4% (1.435% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-October/012542.html
http://sylpheed.good-day.net/#changes
http://www.guninski.com/sylph.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8877
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13508

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Sylpheed Sylpheed

Sylpheed-claws Sylpheed-claws

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 2:05 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 25, 2003, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 2:05 AM
Reserved: Oct 10, 2003, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:03 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 17, 2003, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:03 PM

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