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TI-2002-01223 Aliases CVE-2002-1279GHSA-ch2h-47v4-35qq

Multiple buffer overflows in conf.c for Masqmail 0.1.x before 0.1.17, and 0.2.x before…

Priority LOW 32Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in conf.c for Masqmail 0.1.x before 0.1.17, and 0.2.x before 0.2.15, allow local users to gain privileges via certain entries in the configuration file (-C option).

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00403 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1.16Vulnerablemasqmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:masqmail:masqmail:0.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.16 Vulnerable ·masqmail

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1279
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ch2h-47v4-35qq

References

  • TI-2005-02526 masqmail before 0.2.18 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2001-01126 Vulnerability in MasqMail before 0.1.15 allows local users to gain privileges via piped aliases. CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2005-02527 masqmail before 0.2.18 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a log file. CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1

Sources