CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-1271

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The Mail::Mailer module in the perl-MailTools package version 1.47 and earlier uses mailx as the default mailer, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by inserting them into the mail body.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to execute code remotely, potentially leading to system compromise or data leakage.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the perl-MailTools package to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and consider changing the default mailer.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS