What is the CVSS score of CVE-2014-3891?

CVE-2014-3891 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.6%.

Becky Internet Mail CVE-2014-3891

MEDIUM

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2014-07-09 vultures@jpcert.or.jp

RCE Buffer Overflow Becky Internet Mail

6.8

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

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6.8 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jul 09, 2014 - 11:07 cve.org

MEDIUM 6.8

DescriptionCVE.org

Buffer overflow in RimArts Becky! Internet Mail before 2.68 allows remote POP3 servers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted response.

AnalysisAI

Buffer overflow in RimArts Becky!. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. Buffer overflow in RimArts Becky! Internet Mail before 2.68 allows remote POP3 servers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted response. Affected products include: Rimarts Becky\! Internet Mail. Version information: before 2.68.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.