Description
Buffer overflow in the automatic mail checking component of Pine 4.21 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long From: header.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- UoW Pine 4.0.4/4.10/4.21 - 'From:' Remote Buffer Overflow EDB-20237 · remote · Sep 23, 2000 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- RHSA-2000:102 vendor-advisory
- 20001031 FW: Pine 4.30 now available mailing-list
- 1709 vdb-entry
- 20000922 [ no subject ] mailing-list
- MDKSA-2000:073 vendor-advisory
- pine-check-mail-bo(5283) vdb-entry