CVE-2002-1782 Affecting uw-imap package, versions <7:2002ddebian1-2


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-UWIMAP-527267
  • published31 Dec 2002
  • disclosed31 Dec 2002

Introduced: 31 Dec 2002

CVE-2002-1782  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 uw-imap to version 7:2002ddebian1-2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream uw-imap package and not the uw-imap package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

The default configuration of University of Washington IMAP daemon (wu-imapd), when running on a system that does not allow shell access, allows a local user with a valid IMAP account to read arbitrary files as that user.

CVSS Base Scores

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