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CVE-2002-1073

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 5.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2002-10-04 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in the control service for MERCUR Mailserver 4.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long password.

Affected products

• Atrium Software Mercur Mailserver: 3.3, 3.3_sp1, 3.3_sp2, 4.1, 4.1_sp1, 4.2

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0195.html
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9618.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5261
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0195.html
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9618.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5261

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