Description
Buffer overflow in the GMIME_UUENCODE_LEN macro in gmime/gmime-encodings.h in GMime before 2.4.15 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via input data for a uuencode operation.
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=561457
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/03/4
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/38459
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/03/2
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gmime/2.4/gmime-2.4.14-2.4.15.diff.gz
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gmime/2.4/gmime-2.4.15.changes
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/38915
Scores
EPSS
0.0072
EPSS Percentile
72.7%
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (14)
gnome/gmime
2.4.0
gnome/gmime
2.4.1
gnome/gmime
2.4.2
gnome/gmime
2.4.3
gnome/gmime
2.4.4
gnome/gmime
2.4.5
gnome/gmime
2.4.6
gnome/gmime
2.4.7
gnome/gmime
2.4.8
gnome/gmime
2.4.9
... and 4 more
Published
Feb 08, 2010
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026