VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2002-0001
Vulnerability in RFC822 address parser in mutt before 1.2.5.1 and mutt 1.3.x before 1.3.25 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via an improperly terminated comment or phrase in the address list.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.37%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.37%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Vulnerability in RFC822 address parser in mutt before 1.2.5.1 and mutt 1.3.x before 1.3.25 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via an improperly terminated comment or phrase in the address list.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.37% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mutt/mutt
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-002.0.txt
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:04.mutt.asc
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000449
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100994648918287&w=2
- http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3778
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-096Patch
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7759.php
- http://www.mutt.org/announce/mutt-1.2.5.1-1.3.25.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_001_mutt_txt.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-003.htmlPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3774
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-002.0.txt
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:04.mutt.asc
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000449
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100994648918287&w=2
- http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3778
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-096Patch
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7759.php
- http://www.mutt.org/announce/mutt-1.2.5.1-1.3.25.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_001_mutt_txt.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-003.htmlPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3774
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.