CVE-2002-0001

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.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.09% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory freebsd.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory com.br Vendor Advisory caldera.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3778	vendor advisory
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:04.mutt.asc	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-096	patch vendor advisory
http://www.mutt.org/announce/mutt-1.2.5.1-1.3.25.html
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000449	vendor advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7759.php	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3774	vdb entry
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-002.0.txt	vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_001_mutt_txt.html	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100994648918287&w=2	mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-003.html	patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-0001?: CVE-2002-0001 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-0001?: To fix CVE-2002-0001, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2002-0001 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2002-0001 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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