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CVE-2002-2253

CRITICAL CVSS: 10.0 Published: 2002-12-31 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Cyrus Sieve / libSieve 2.1.2 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long header name, (2) a long IMAP flag, or (3) a script that generates a large number of errors that overflow the resulting error string.

Affected Platforms

Cyrus Libsieve

Weakness Type

CWE-119

References