CVE-2002-1090

Description

Buffer overflow in read_smtp_response of protocol.c in libesmtp before 0.8.11 allows a remote SMTP server to (1) execute arbitrary code via a certain response or (2) cause a denial of service via long server responses.

How to fix CVE-2002-1090

To remediate CVE-2002-1090, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

• Debian/libesmtp—upgrade to 0.8.11-1 or later

Is CVE-2002-1090 being exploited?

Low — EPSS is 2.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.

Affected packages (1)

• from 0, < 0.8.11-1

References (1)

• ADVISORYsecurity-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2002-1090