security flaw
Published Jan 3, 2002
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.37%
Description
Vulnerability in RFC822 address parser in mutt before 1.2.5.1 and mutt 1.3.x before 1.3.25 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via an improperly terminated comment or phrase in the address list.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Linux 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:003
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:003
Red Hat Linux 7.0j
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:003
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:003
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:003
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:003 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:003 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0j | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:003 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:003 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:003 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.37% (0.03369) | 88.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.37% (0.03369) | 87.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.09% (0.02091) | 82.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.30% (0.01299) | 86.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 21, 2024 | 1.30% (0.01299) | 85.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 14, 2023 | 1.30% (0.01299) | 83.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.53% (0.01534) | 85.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (15)
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-002.0.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERA
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:04.mutt.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSD
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000449 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100994648918287&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3778 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-096 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatch
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7759.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- http://www.mutt.org/announce/mutt-1.2.5.1-1.3.25.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_001_mutt_txt.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3774 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0001 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616710 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0001
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0001
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.