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Vulnerability record · CVE-2003-0128 · published 24 March 2003

CVE-2003-0128: Ximian evolution vulnerability

Ximian · Evolution

The try_uudecoding function in mail-format.c for Ximian Evolution Mail User Agent 1.2.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a malicious uuencoded (UUE) header, possibly triggering a heap-based buffer overflow.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 17% · top 3.1%
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
17%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
18References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The try_uudecoding function in mail-format.c for Ximian Evolution Mail User Agent 1.2.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a malicious uuencoded (UUE) header, possibly triggering a heap-based buffer overflow.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0141.html
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000648
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104826470527308&w=2
http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=309&idxseccion=10 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200303-18.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:045
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-108.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7117 ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A107
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0141.html
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000648
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104826470527308&w=2
http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=309&idxseccion=10 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200303-18.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:045
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-108.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7117 ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A107

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2003-0128), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.