VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2002-1271
The Mail::Mailer Perl module in the perl-MailTools package 1.47 and earlier uses mailx as the default mailer, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by inserting them into the mail body, which is then processed by mailx.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.56%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.56%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Mail::Mailer Perl module in the perl-MailTools package 1.47 and earlier uses mailx as the default mailer, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by inserting them into the mail body, which is then processed by mailx.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.56% probability · 89th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- perl-mailtools/perl-mailtools
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103659723101369&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103679569705086&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-386
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10548.phpVendor Advisory
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-076.php
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_041_perl_mailtools.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6104
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103659723101369&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103679569705086&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-386
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10548.phpVendor Advisory
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-076.php
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_041_perl_mailtools.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6104
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.