CVE-2002-1782

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    CVE-2002-1782

    Published: 31 Dec 2002Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The default configuration of University of Washington IMAP daemon (wu-imapd), when running on a system that does not allow shell access, allows a local user with a valid IMAP account to read arbitrary files as that user.

    References: http://www.security.nnov.ru/advisories/courier.asp, http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/275127, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4909, http://www.washington.edu/imap/IMAP-FAQs/index.html#5.1, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9238

    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