CVE-2002-0914
Double Precision Courier e-mail MTA allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU...
Double Precision Courier e-mail MTA allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a message with an extremely large or negative value for the year, which causes a tight loop.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Double Precision Courier e-mail MTA allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a message with an extremely large or negative value for the year, which causes a tight loop.
- Record
CVE-2002-0914- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Double Precision Courier e-mail MTA allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a message with an extremely large or negative value for the year, which causes a tight loop.
- Record
CVE-2002-0914- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-0905 No score
Double Precision Courier e-mail MTA allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a message with an extremely large or negative value for the year, which causes a tight loop.
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EUVD-2002-0905- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2fx9-2g54-566x No score
Double Precision Courier e-mail MTA allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU...
Double Precision Courier e-mail MTA allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a message with an extremely large or negative value for the year, which causes a tight loop.
- Record
GHSA-2fx9-2g54-566x- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Double Precision Courier e-mail MTA allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a message with an extremely large or negative value for the year, which causes a tight loop.
- Record
CVE-2002-0914- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2002-0914 No score
Double Precision Courier e-mail MTA allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a message with an extremely large or negative value for the year, which causes a tight loop.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2002-0914- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2002-0914 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Double Precision Incorporated Courier Mta, published October 4, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.68%, the 77th percentile. Fixed in courier 0.46.