Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2002· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2002-1842

Description

Perlbot 1.0 beta allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in (1) a word that is being spell checked or (2) an e-mail address.

Affected products

Perlbot/Perlbot
cpe:2.3:a:perlbot:perlbot:1.0_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/296073nvd
www.iss.net/security_center/static/10401.phpnvd
www.iss.net/security_center/static/10402.phpnvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/5998nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/5999nvd

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