CVE-2002-1582 Command injection in n/a

Critical 10.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the RealEmail variable when Sendmail is used as the MTA.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2002-1582?

CVE-2002-1582 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Jul 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

compose.cgi in Mailreader.com 2.3.30 and 2.3.31, when using Sendmail as the Mail Transfer Agent, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the RealEmail configuration variable, which is used to call Sendmail in network.cgi.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1582?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mailreader.com Mailreader.com.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1582?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1582 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2002-1582 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1582 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vj9m-x3xp-f844.

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