CVE-2002-1782

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Published Jun 21, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 2.1 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The default configuration of University of Washington IMAP daemon (wu-imapd), when running on a system that does not allow shell access, allows a local user with a valid IMAP account to read arbitrary files as that user.

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 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:uw-imap:2001.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-1761	The default configuration of University of Washington IMAP daemon (wu-imapd), when running on a system that does not allow shell access, allows a local user with a valid IMAP account to read arbitrary files as that user.

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 None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.345% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/275127
http://www.security.nnov.ru/advisories/courier.asp
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4909
http://www.washington.edu/imap/IMAP-FAQs/index.html#5.1
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9238

History

No history.

Subscriptions

University Of Washington Uw-imap

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 3:34 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jun 21, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 3:34 AM
Reserved: Jun 21, 2005, 12:00 AM

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

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 31, 2002, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:59 PM

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