CVE-2002-1311

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Published Sep 1, 2004 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Courier sqwebmail before 0.40.0 does not quickly drop privileges after startup in certain cases, which could allow local users to read arbitrary files.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:double_precision_incorporated:courier_mta:0.37.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:double_precision_incorporated:courier_mta:0.40:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-1295	Courier sqwebmail before 0.40.0 does not quickly drop privileges after startup in certain cases, which could allow local users to read arbitrary files.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.340% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103794021013436&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-197
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10643.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6189

History

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Subscriptions

Double Precision Incorporated Courier Mta

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 3:19 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 1, 2004, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 3:19 AM
Reserved: Nov 16, 2002, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:59 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 29, 2002, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:59 PM

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