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libmailtools-perl — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1271

The Mail::Mailer Perl module in the perl-MailTools package 1.47 and earlier uses mailx as the default mailer, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by inserting them into the mail body, which is then processed by mailx.

Products
libmailtools-perl
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
1.51
CVEs
CVE-2002-1271
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 20:11 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1271

core-osv · Original source

Published 12 Nov 2002, 05:00 UTC

The Mail::Mailer Perl module in the perl-MailTools package 1.47 and earlier uses mailx as the default mailer, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by inserting them into the mail body, which is then processed by mailx.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1271

libmailtools-perl

Fixed versions: 1.51

libmailtools-perl

Fixed versions: 1.51

libmailtools-perl

Fixed versions: 1.51

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1271",
  "method": "structured",
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      "modified": "2026-10-22T23:47:22.222209020Z",
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 410343,
  "published_at": "2002-11-12T05:00:00+00:00"
}