CVE-2001-0271 mailnews.cgi 1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a user name that contains shell metacharacters.

HighCVSS 10.0 EPSS 3.3%

Published: 2001-04-04 07:00
Updated: 2026-06-17 00:54
Exploit status: No public exploit known

Sign in for asset impact Search another CVE

Description

mailnews.cgi 1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a user name that contains shell metacharacters.

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
mailnews.cgi	<= 1.3	No fix listed

References

20010218 mailnews.cgi exploit mailing-list vendor-advisory
2391 vdb-entry

CVSS v2.0

10.0 High

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: Network
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: Complete
Integrity: Complete
Availability: Complete

Weakness & likelihood

EPSS (exploitation probability, 30 days): 3.33% (percentile 88.8)
CWE: Not classified

Public exploit references

Metadata only. CVERadar never hosts or runs exploit code.

No public exploit references known.