CVE-1999-1263

Published Mar 9, 2002 CVSS 2.0 · 2.6 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-1999-1244 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 1, 2024, 5:11 PM
Reserved
Aug 31, 2001, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 15, 2003, 4:00 AM
Modified
Sep 25, 2026, 8:10 PM