CVE-2002-1271

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    CVE-2002-1271

    Published: 12 Nov 2002Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-386, http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10548.php, http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_041_perl_mailtools.html, http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103659723101369&w=2, http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103679569705086&w=2, http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-076.php, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6104

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High