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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2003-0721 json

Integer signedness error in rfc2231_get_param from strings.c in PINE before 4.58 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an e…

published 2003-09-12 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2003-0712

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.0%
EPSS 4.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Integer signedness error in rfc2231_get_param from strings.c in PINE before 4.58 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an email that causes an out-of-bounds array access using a negative number.

Patch / fix

  • washington pine 4.58

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2003-0721 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2003:274
  • Red Hat Linux 7.1 Red Hat Linux 7.2 Red Hat Linux 7.3 Red Hat Linux 8.0 Red Hat Linux 9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2003:273
  • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2003:274

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Exploit prediction

3.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • idefense.com http://www.idefense.com/advisory/09.10.03.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-129 Improper Validation of Array Index

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.