Pine 4.44 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (core dump and…
Priority LOW 35Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
Pine 4.44 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (core dump and failed restart) via an email message with a From header that contains a large number of quotation marks (").
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.09617 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:pine:3.98:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.98 | Vulnerable | University Of Washington |
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:pine:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.2 | Vulnerable | University Of Washington |
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:pine:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.4 | Vulnerable | University Of Washington |
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:pine:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.10 | Vulnerable | University Of Washington |
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:pine:4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.20 | Vulnerable | University Of Washington |
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:pine:4.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.21 | Vulnerable | University Of Washington |
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:pine:4.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.30 | Vulnerable | University Of Washington |
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:pine:4.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.33 | Vulnerable | University Of Washington |
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:pine:4.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.44 | Vulnerable | University Of Washington |
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:pine:3.98:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.98 Vulnerable ·University Of Washington
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:pine:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·University Of Washington
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:pine:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.4 Vulnerable ·University Of Washington
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:pine:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.10 Vulnerable ·University Of Washington
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:pine:4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.20 Vulnerable ·University Of Washington
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:pine:4.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.21 Vulnerable ·University Of Washington
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:pine:4.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.30 Vulnerable ·University Of Washington
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:pine:4.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.33 Vulnerable ·University Of Washington
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:pine:4.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.44 Vulnerable ·University Of Washington
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2002:270 Released 2003-01-03 · Red Hat rating Moderate: : : Updated pine packages available
- Red Hat Linux 6.2
- Red Hat Linux 7.0
- Red Hat Linux 7.1
- Red Hat Linux 7.2
- Red Hat Linux 7.3
- Red Hat Linux 8.0
- RHSA-2002:271 Released 2003-01-03 · Red Hat rating Moderatepine security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
- Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2002:271 |
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2002:270 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2002:270 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2002:270 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2002:270 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2002:270 |
| Red Hat Linux 8.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2002:270 |
| Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2002:271 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1320
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vhmc-868h-cjpg
References
More University Of Washington Pine vulnerabilities
- TI-2000-00353 Pine 4.x allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands via an index.html file… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2000-00352 Pine before version 4.21 does not properly filter shell metacharacters from URLs, which… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2003-00664 Buffer overflow in PINE before 4.58 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2000-00899 Buffer overflow in the automatic mail checking component of Pine 4.21 and earlier allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2002-02237 The c-client library in Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) dated before 2002 RC2, as… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2003-00278 c-client IMAP Client, as used in imap-2002b and Pine 4.53, allows remote malicious IMAP… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2002-1320 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-1320 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vhmc-868h-cjpg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2002-1320 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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