CVE-2002-1740

LOW 2.1CVE-2002-1740 · Published 31/12/2002 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2002-1740 is a LOW (CVSS 2.1) vulnerability affecting mdaemon (alt-n), worldclient (alt-n).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.1%, higher than 65.7% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
mdaemon alt-n	`= 5.0= 5.0.1= 5.0.2= 5.0.3= 5.0.4= 5.0.5`	No fix yet
worldclient alt-n	`= 5.0`	No fix yet

Description

Buffer overflow in WorldClient.cgi in WorldClient in Alt-N Technologies MDaemon 5.0.5.0 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long folder name (NewFolder parameter).

References

online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/271374
securityfocus.com/bid/4689 · Exploit
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9026

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