CVE-2010-0793

N/A Unknown

Published: March 16, 2010 Modified: April 29, 2026

Description

Buffer overflow in BarnOwl before 1.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted CC: header.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://barnowl.mit.edu/wiki/barnowl-1.5.1-announce

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/39908

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2049

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1218

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://barnowl.mit.edu/wiki/barnowl-1.5.1-announce

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/39908

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2049

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1218

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

N/A / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

3.8%

89th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

barnowl

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