CVE-2002-1197

bugzilla_email_append.pl in Bugzilla 2.14.x before 2.14.4, and 2.16.x before 2.16.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a system call to processmail.

Published: 2002-10-28 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-1197 is rated Moderate Risk (58.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.34%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1197

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 2.12% 2.34% +0.23%
2 2025-03-30 3.14% 2.12% -1.02%
3 2025-03-29 3.14%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1197

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-2002-1197

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1197

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mozilla bugzilla 2.14 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.14.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.14.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.14.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.16 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1197

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