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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 12, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2002-1271

CVE-2002-1271

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.

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Affected products

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  • Perl Mailtools/Perl Mailtools8 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:perl-mailtools:perl-mailtools:1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:perl-mailtools:perl-mailtools:1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:perl-mailtools:perl-mailtools:1.1401:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:perl-mailtools:perl-mailtools:1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:perl-mailtools:perl-mailtools:1.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:perl-mailtools:perl-mailtools:1.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:perl-mailtools:perl-mailtools:1.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:perl-mailtools:perl-mailtools:1.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <=1.47

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