CVE-2002-1842

HIGH 7.5CVE-2002-1842 · Published 31/12/2002 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2002-1842 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability affecting perlbot (perlbot).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 2.1%, higher than 81.6% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
perlbot perlbot	`= 1.0_beta`	No fix yet

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.

References

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

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