CVE-2002-1279 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in conf.c for Masqmail 0.1.x before 0.1.17, and 0.2.x before 0.2.15, allow local users to gain privileges via certain entries in the configuration file (-C option).

Published: 2002-11-14

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

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 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-1263	Multiple buffer overflows in conf.c for Masqmail 0.1.x before 0.1.17, and 0.2.x before 0.2.15, allow local users to gain privileges via certain entries in the configuration file (-C option).

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00145.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.masqmail.cx/pipermail/masqmail/2002-November/000040.html
http://lists.masqmail.cx/pipermail/masqmail/2002-November/000041.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-194
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10605.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6164

History

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Subscriptions

Masqmail Masqmail

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-11-14T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T03:19:28.101Z

Reserved: 2002-11-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-1279

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2002-11-29T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2002-1279

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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