CVE DATABASE / CVE-2002-0001
CVE-2002-0001
CVSS 7.5 · HIGH
Summary
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.
CVSS 2.0 breakdown
| Base score | 7.5 (HIGH) |
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Confidentiality | PARTIAL |
| Integrity | PARTIAL |
| Availability | PARTIAL |
Affected products
Mutt mutt
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References
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-002.0.txt
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:04.mutt.asc
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000449
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100994648918287&w=2
- http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3778
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-096
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7759.php
- http://www.mutt.org/announce/mutt-1.2.5.1-1.3.25.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_001_mutt_txt.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-003.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3774
Data: NIST NVD. NVD last modified 2026-04-16. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.