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CVE-2002-1582: Mailreader.Com: Command injection

CVE-2002-1582 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and affects Mailreader.Com. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability 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.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v2.0 10.0: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

• Access vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network.
• Access complexity: Low. No special conditions are required.
• Authentication: None. No authentication is needed.
• Confidentiality impact: Complete. Total information disclosure.
• Integrity impact: Complete. Total loss of integrity.
• Availability impact: Complete. Total shutdown of the component.

Affected products

• Mailreader.Com: 2.3.30; 2.3.31

References

• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10491.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/297428
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6058
• http://www.mailreader.com/download/ChangeLog