PT-2002-2564 · Perlbot · Perlbot

Published 2002-12-31 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2002-1842

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Perlbot version 1.0 beta

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in either a word being spell checked or an e-mail address.

Recommendations For Perlbot version 1.0 beta, consider restricting the input for spell checking and e-mail addresses to prevent the execution of arbitrary commands until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, disabling the spell check function and limiting e-mail address input to known safe formats may help minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-1842

Affected Products

Perlbot

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1842 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/5998 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/5999 · Note
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/10401.php · Note
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/10402.php · Note
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/296073 · Note