CVE-2002-1197 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

bugzilla_email_append.pl in Bugzilla 2.14.x before 2.14.4, and 2.16.x before 2.16.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a system call to processmail.

Published: 2004-09-01

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 2.3% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.14:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.14.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.14.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.14.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-1181	bugzilla_email_append.pl in Bugzilla 2.14.x before 2.14.4, and 2.16.x before 2.16.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a system call to processmail.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02343.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=163024
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103349804226566&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10234.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5844

History

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Subscriptions

Mozilla Bugzilla

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-09-01T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T03:19:27.860Z

Reserved: 2002-10-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-1197

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-10-28T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T21:58:55.167

Link: CVE-2002-1197

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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