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CVE-2002-1588

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-11-29 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Mailtool for OpenWindows 3.6, 3.6.1, and 3.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (mailtool segmentation violation and crash) via a malformed mail attachment.

Affected products

• Sun Openwindows: 3.6, 3.6.1, 3.6.2

References

• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-48216-1
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6279
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10732
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-48216-1
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6279
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10732

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