CVE-2002-2253
Multiple buffer overflows in Cyrus Sieve / libSieve 2.1.2 and earlier allow remote attackers to...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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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.
- Record
CVE-2002-2253- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2002-2253- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-2232 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2002-2232- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r247-3p56-qf3v No score
Multiple buffer overflows in Cyrus Sieve / libSieve 2.1.2 and earlier allow remote attackers to...
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.
- Record
GHSA-r247-3p56-qf3v- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2002-2253 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Cyrus Libsieve, published December 31, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.57%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/6299
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10780
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-12/0019.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-2253
github.com/advisories/GHSA-r247-3p56-qf3v