CVE-2002-1271

N/A Unknown
Published: November 12, 2002 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.3%
79th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

perl-mailtools