High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2002· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2002-1721

Description

Off-by-one error in alterMIME 0.1.10 and 0.1.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an x-header that causes snprintf overwrite the FFGET_FILE variable with a (null) byte.

Affected products

Pldaniels/Altermime2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:pldaniels:altermime:0.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:pldaniels:altermime:0.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pldaniels:altermime:0.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/4650nvdBroken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8992nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.pldaniels.com/altermime/CHANGELOGnvdRelease Notes

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