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courier — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0224

Multiple buffer overflows in (1) iso2022jp.c or (2) shiftjis.c for Courier-IMAP before 3.0.0, Courier before 0.45, and SqWebMail before 4.0.0 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code "when Unicode character is out of BMP range."

Products
courier
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
0.45.1-1
CVEs
CVE-2004-0224
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 14:24 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0224

core-osv · Original source

Published 15 Apr 2004, 04:00 UTC

Multiple buffer overflows in (1) iso2022jp.c or (2) shiftjis.c for Courier-IMAP before 3.0.0, Courier before 0.45, and SqWebMail before 4.0.0 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code "when Unicode character is out of BMP range."

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0224

courier

Fixed versions: 0.45.1-1

courier

Fixed versions: 0.45.1-1

courier

Fixed versions: 0.45.1-1

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0224",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "Multiple buffer overflows in (1) iso2022jp.c or (2) shiftjis.c for Courier-IMAP before 3.0.0, Courier before 0.45, and SqWebMail before 4.0.0 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code \"when Unicode character is out of BMP range.\"",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0224",
    "products": [
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          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
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          {
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-21T15:47:29.017512323Z",
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 393915,
  "published_at": "2004-04-15T04:00:00+00:00"
}