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CVE-2002-1842

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Perlbot 1.0 beta allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in (1) a word that is being spell checked or (2) an e-mail address.

Affected products

• Perlbot: 1.0_beta

References

• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/296073
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10401.php
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10402.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5998
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5999
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/296073
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10401.php
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10402.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5998
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5999

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