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CVE-2001-0271

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2001-05-03 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

mailnews.cgi 1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a user name that contains shell metacharacters.

Affected products

• Mailnews.Cgi: through 1.3

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0347.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2391
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0347.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2391

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