CVE-2002-0001

Vulnerability in RFC822 address parser in mutt before 1.2.5.1 and mutt 1.3.x before 1.3.25 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via an improperly terminated comment or phrase in the address list.

Published: 2002-02-27 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-0001 is rated Moderate Risk (61.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.37%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0001

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 2.59% 3.37% +0.78%
2 2026-04-25 2.09% 2.59% +0.50%
3 2025-03-17 — 2.09% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0001

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-0001

OS Trackers for CVE-2002-0001

vendor priority summary link
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0001

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0001

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mutt mutt <= 1.2.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mutt mutt <= 1.3.25 cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0001

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