CVE-2002-1575

Description

cgiemail allows remote attackers to use cgiemail as a spam proxy via CRLF injection of encoded newline (%0a) characters in parameters such as "required-subject," which can be used to modify the CC, BCC, and other header fields in the generated email message.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.52%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9361	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5013	patch vendor advisory vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106520691705768&w=2	mailing list
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102406554627053&w=2	mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-437	patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-1575?: CVE-2002-1575 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-1575?: To fix CVE-2002-1575, 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-2002-1575 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2002-1575 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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