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CVE-2004-0333: Uudeview: Buffer overflow

CVE-2004-0333 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and affects Uudeview, along with 2 other products in NVD’s configuration data. 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 UUDeview package, as used in WinZip 6.2 through WinZip 8.1 SR-1, and possibly other packages, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a MIME archive with certain long MIME parameters.

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

  • Uudeview: 0.5.18; 0.5.19
  • Winzip: 7.0; 8.0; 8.1; 8.1 sr1
  • Openpkg: all versions listed by NVD
  • Gentoo Linux: 1.4; 1.4 rc1; 1.4 rc2; 1.4 rc3

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