CVE-2002-2253

NameCVE-2002-2253
DescriptionMultiple 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
libsieve (PTS)buster2.2.6-2fixed
bullseye2.2.6-3fixed
sid, trixie, bookworm2.2.6-5fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
libsievesource(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

- libsieve <not-affected> (was fixed in 2.1.3 before debian version was uploaded)

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