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.
Published: 2002-03-09
Score: 2.6 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-1999-1244 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.
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Metamail Corporation Metamail
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:11:01.485Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-1263

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Status : Modified

Published: 2003-08-15T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-1999-1263

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