HIGH
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
Published Jun 21, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.26%
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
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.26% 0.02262
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02262
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.26% (0.02262) | 82.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.26% (0.02262) | 80.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 25, 2025 | 1.41% (0.01414) | 78.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.13% (0.03133) | 85.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.48% (0.00483) | 76.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 28, 2024 | 0.48% (0.00483) | 75.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 16, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00522) | 76.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.22% (0.01216) | 83.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://www.pldaniels.com/altermime/CHANGELOG x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease Notes
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4650 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8992 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.pldaniels.com/altermime/CHANGELOG | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease Notes | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4650 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8992 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 21, 2005
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jun 21, 2005
Link CVE-2002-1721
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a