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libmailtools-perl — security advisory
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
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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