CVE-2002-1075 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Pegasus Mail client versions 4.01 and earlier. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (application crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code by sending emails with excessively long "To" or "From" headers. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered high severity, requiring no authentication and low attack complexity, with potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog or showing active exploitation, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:david_harris:pegasus_mail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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