The Mail::Mailer Perl module in the perl-MailTools package 1.47 and earlier uses mailx as the default mailer, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by inserting them into the mail body, which is then processed by mailx
Published Sep 1, 2004
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.56%
Description
The Mail::Mailer Perl module in the perl-MailTools package 1.47 and earlier uses mailx as the default mailer, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by inserting them into the mail body, which is then processed by mailx.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.13
- 1.15
- 1.40
- 1.42
- 1.44
- 1.47
- 1.1401
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.56% (0.03560) | 88.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.56% (0.03560) | 87.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.25% (0.01253) | 77.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.11% (0.01107) | 85.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 1.11% (0.01107) | 84.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 9, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01107) | 82.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01552) | 85.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103659723101369&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103679569705086&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-386 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10548.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-076.php vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_041_perl_mailtools.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6104 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103659723101369&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103679569705086&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-386 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10548.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-076.php | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE | |
| http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_041_perl_mailtools.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6104 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
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