CVE-2002-1782

Description

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.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.08%

Vendor Advisory nnov.ru

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4909	vdb entry
http://www.security.nnov.ru/advisories/courier.asp	vendor advisory
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/275127	mailing list
http://www.washington.edu/imap/IMAP-FAQs/index.html#5.1
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9238	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-1782?: CVE-2002-1782 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-1782?: To fix CVE-2002-1782, 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-2002-1782 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2002-1782 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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