Pine 4.2.1 through 4.4.4 puts Unix usernames and/or uid into Sender: and X-Sender…
Priority LOW 26Published · 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
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Pine 4.2.1 through 4.4.4 puts Unix usernames and/or uid into Sender: and X-Sender: headers, which could allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01448 73rd 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
| 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 · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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: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
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1903
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mr5f-r5qw-mrjr
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-2002-1903 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-1903 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mr5f-r5qw-mrjr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2002-1903 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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