Vulnerability
Official source
CVE-1999-1263: Metamail before 2.7-7.2 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via an e-mail message containing a uuencoded attachment that specifies the full pathname for the file to be modified, which is processed by uue
EudorIA operational summary
Priority 45/100
What it means
NIST National Vulnerability Database ha pubblicato CVE-1999-1263. La rilevanza va confermata rispetto alle tecnologie effettivamente in uso.
Why it matters
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Recommended actions
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AudienceITSOCCISO
Information centre
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Text acquired from the source
Metamail before 2.7-7.2 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via an e-mail message containing a uuencoded attachment that specifies the full pathname for the file to be modified, which is processed by uuencode in Metamail scripts such as sun-audio-file.
- Source
- NIST National Vulnerability Database
- Publishing entity
- NIST National Vulnerability Database
- Entity type
- National authority
- Area
- North America · US
- Original language
- en · translation in preparation
- Publication
- 15/08/2003 06:00
- CVE
- CVE-1999-1263
- Classification
- Low
- Stated country
- US
Technical scope
Data available
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected release or range | Fix or verification required | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| metamail corporationmetamail | fino a 2.7, inclusa | Verificare remediation e aggiornamenti nell'advisory del vendor | NIST NVD |
Sources for the versionsNIST National Vulnerability Database