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CVE-2003-0288: Hiroaki Shirouzu IP Messenger: Buffer overflow
CVE-2003-0288 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and affects Hiroaki Shirouzu IP Messenger. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.
Vulnerability description
Buffer overflow in the file & folder transfer mechanism for IP Messenger for Win 2.00 through 2.02 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via file with a long filename, which triggers the overflow when the user saves the file.
Severity breakdown
CVSS v2.0 10.0: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network.
- Access complexity: Low. No special conditions are required.
- Authentication: None. No authentication is needed.
- Confidentiality impact: Complete. Total information disclosure.
- Integrity impact: Complete. Total loss of integrity.
- Availability impact: Complete. Total shutdown of the component.
Affected products
- Hiroaki Shirouzu IP Messenger: 2.00