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CVE-2004-2620

CVSS 5 · MEDIUM

Summary

The MIMEH_read_headers function in ripMIME 1.3.1.0 does not properly handle trailing "\r" and "\n" characters in headers, which leads to a buffer underflow.

CVSS 2.0 breakdown

Base score5 (MEDIUM)
VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Attack vectorNETWORK
Attack complexityLOW
ConfidentialityNONE
IntegrityPARTIAL
AvailabilityNONE

Affected products

Paul_l_daniels ripmime
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References

Data: NIST NVD. NVD last modified 2026-04-16. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.

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