CVE catalog

CVE-2002-1721

altermime affected and fixed versions

Off-by-one error in alterMIME 0.1.10 and 0.1.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an x-header that causes snprintf overwrite the FFGET_FILE variable with a (null) byte.

Severity: Low
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 2.26% · Oct 27, 2026

Projects and upstream resources

[altermime][Source-reported homepage]

Reported versions and fixes

Each observation applies to its named package, distribution, and release. Distribution backports can fix a vulnerability while retaining an older upstream version number.

Distribution / release	Package	Version	Status	Source
Debiantrixie	altermime	Not reported	Not affectedDistribution reports not affected	[CVE-2002-1721]
Debiantrixie	altermime	`0.3.10-13`	Not affected	[CVE-2002-1721]
Debiansid	altermime	Not reported	Not affectedDistribution reports not affected	[CVE-2002-1721]
Debiansid	altermime	`0.3.10-14`	Not affected	[CVE-2002-1721]
Debianforky	altermime	Not reported	Not affectedDistribution reports not affected	[CVE-2002-1721]
Debianforky	altermime	`0.3.10-14`	Not affected	[CVE-2002-1721]
Debianbookworm	altermime	Not reported	Not affectedDistribution reports not affected	[CVE-2002-1721]
Debianbookworm	altermime	`0.3.10-12`	Not affected	[CVE-2002-1721]

Provider details and historical evidence

Distribution / release	Package	Version	Status	Source
Debianbookworm	altermime	Not reported	Not affectedDistribution reports not affected	[CVE-2002-1721]
Debianbookworm	altermime	`0.3.10-12`	Not affected	[CVE-2002-1721]
Debianforky	altermime	Not reported	Not affectedDistribution reports not affected	[CVE-2002-1721]
Debianforky	altermime	`0.3.10-14`	Not affected	[CVE-2002-1721]
Debiansid	altermime	Not reported	Not affectedDistribution reports not affected	[CVE-2002-1721]
Debiansid	altermime	`0.3.10-14`	Not affected	[CVE-2002-1721]
Debiantrixie	altermime	Not reported	Not affectedDistribution reports not affected	[CVE-2002-1721]
Debiantrixie	altermime	`0.3.10-13`	Not affected	[CVE-2002-1721]

Original provider fields

{
  "package_releases": [
    {
      "name": "altermime",
      "status": "not affected",
      "release": "sid",
      "version": "0.3.10-14"
    },
    {
      "name": "altermime",
      "status": "not affected",
      "release": "forky",
      "version": "0.3.10-14"
    },
    {
      "name": "altermime",
      "status": "not affected",
      "release": "trixie",
      "version": "0.3.10-13"
    },
    {
      "name": "altermime",
      "status": "not affected",
      "release": "bookworm",
      "version": "0.3.10-12"
    }
  ],
  "fixed_versions": [
    {
      "bug": null,
      "name": "altermime",
      "type": "source",
      "origin": null,
      "release": "sid",
      "urgency": "unimportant",
      "fixed_version": "0"
    },
    {
      "bug": null,
      "name": "altermime",
      "type": "source",
      "origin": null,
      "release": "forky",
      "urgency": "unimportant",
      "fixed_version": "0"
    },
    {
      "bug": null,
      "name": "altermime",
      "type": "source",
      "origin": null,
      "release": "trixie",
      "urgency": "unimportant",
      "fixed_version": "0"
    },
    {
      "bug": null,
      "name": "altermime",
      "type": "source",
      "origin": null,
      "release": "bookworm",
      "urgency": "unimportant",
      "fixed_version": "0"
    }
  ],
  "distribution_packages": []
}

OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[altermime]Unknown
Details (2)
- 0.3.10-12 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · altermime · debian · bookworm
- 0.3.10-12 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · altermime · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 4:28:50 PM UTC

References

[https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2002-1721]

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS]