CVE-1999-1263 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via malicious uuencoded email attachments processed by Metamail scripts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-1263?
CVE-1999-1263 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Mar 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Metamail before 2.7-7.2 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via an e-mail message containing a uuencoded attachment that specifies the full pathname for the file to be modified, which is processed by uuencode in Metamail scripts such as sun-audio-file.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1263?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Metamail Corporation Metamail.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1263?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1263 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-1999-1263 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1263 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xqm9-g4jx-xvgw.