CVE-2002-1279 describes multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in Masqmail versions 0.1.x before 0.1.17 and 0.2.x before 0.2.15. These flaws allow local users to escalate privileges by manipulating specific entries within the configuration file, typically via the -C option. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C), this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its low attack complexity and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, the CVE has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, indicating awareness despite its age.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.1.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 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.