CVE-2002-1271 describes a critical vulnerability in the Mail::Mailer Perl module, part of the perl-MailTools package version 1.47 and earlier. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by embedding them within the mail body, which is then processed by the default mailx mailer. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community attention with 10 mentions, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:perl-mailtools:perl-mailtools:1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:perl-mailtools:perl-mailtools:1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.40CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:perl-mailtools:perl-mailtools:1.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.42CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:perl-mailtools:perl-mailtools:1.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.44CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:perl-mailtools:perl-mailtools:1.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.