CVE-2002-0532 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

EMU Webmail allows local users to execute arbitrary programs via a .. (dot dot) in the HTTP Host header that points to a Trojan horse configuration file that contains a pageroot specifier that contains shell metacharacters.

Published: 2003-04-02

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

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:emumail:emumail:3.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:emumail:emumail_red_hat_linux:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:emumail:emumail_red_hat_linux:5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:emumail:emumail_unix:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:emumail:emumail_unix:5.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-0527	EMU Webmail allows local users to execute arbitrary programs via a .. (dot dot) in the HTTP Host header that points to a Trojan horse configuration file that contains a pageroot specifier that contains shell metacharacters.

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 0.00047.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/266930
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8836.php
http://www.osvdb.org/5270
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4488

History

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Subscriptions

Emumail Emumail Emumail Red Hat Linux Emumail Unix

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-04-02T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:49:28.804Z

Reserved: 2002-06-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-0532

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-08-12T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2002-0532

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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