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Vulnerability record · CVE-2002-0379 · published 25 June 2002

CVE-2002-0379: University of washington uw-imap vulnerability

University Of Washington · Uw Imap

Buffer overflow in University of Washington imap server (uw-imapd) imap-2001 (imapd 2001.315) and imap-2001a (imapd 2001.315) with legacy RFC 1730 support, and imapd 2000.287 and earlier, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long BODY request.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 19% · top 2.7%
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
19%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
24References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in University of Washington imap server (uw-imapd) imap-2001 (imapd 2001.315) and imap-2001a (imapd 2001.315) with legacy RFC 1730 support, and imapd 2000.287 and earlier, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long BODY request.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-021.0.txt
http://distro.conectiva.com/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000487
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102107222100529&w=2
http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4167
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9055.php
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/961489 US Government Resource
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-034.php
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-2120.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-092.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4713
http://www.washington.edu/imap/buffer.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10803
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-021.0.txt
http://distro.conectiva.com/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000487
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102107222100529&w=2
http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4167
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9055.php
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/961489 US Government Resource
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-034.php
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-2120.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-092.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4713
http://www.washington.edu/imap/buffer.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10803

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2002-0379), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.