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CVE-2002-2253

Published: Oct 14, 2007Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
NVD MITRE
10.0CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
6.6%
Top 7.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Cyrus Sieve / libSieve 2.1.2 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long header name, (2) a long IMAP flag, or (3) a script that generates a large number of errors that overflow the resulting error string.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

n/an/a
libsievecyrus
On-prem
Communications / email-server-client
cyrusoss-projectCommunicationsaka cyrus imap, imapd, sasl, cyrus imapd

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6299
securityfocus.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10780
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6300
securityfocus.com
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Timeline

Published
Oct 14, 2007
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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