CVE catalog
CVE-2002-1271
libmailtools-perl: CVE-2002-1271
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 3.56% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libmailtools-perl | sid | 2.22-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libmailtools-perl | forky | 2.22-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libmailtools-perl | trixie | 2.22-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libmailtools-perl | bookworm | 2.21-2 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libmailtools-perl | source | sid | 1.51 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [168381] |
| Debian | libmailtools-perl | source | forky | 1.51 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [168381] |
| Debian | libmailtools-perl | source | trixie | 1.51 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [168381] |
| Debian | libmailtools-perl | source | bookworm | 1.51 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [168381] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libmailtools-perl]Fixed
Details (2)
2.21-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.51dsa · libmailtools-perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · libmailtools-perl · debian · 12
2.21-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.51dsa · libmailtools-perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · libmailtools-perl · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libmailtools-perl]Fixed
Details (2)
2.22-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.51dsa · libmailtools-perl · debian · 13
2.22-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.51dsa · libmailtools-perl · debian · 13
Observed: