2.6Low
Metamail Corporation Metamail
CVE-1999-1263
Metamail before 2.7-7.2 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via an e-mail message containing a uuencoded attachment that specifies the full pathname for the file to be modified, which is processed by uuencode in Metamail scripts such as sun-audio-file.
What this means for your business
- It affects Metamail Corporation Metamail. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
- An attacker can use it remotely, over a network.
What to do
- 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Metamail Corporation Metamail, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
- 2If you do, follow the vendor's guidance. No patch reference has been published yet.
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Scoring
- CVSS
- 2.6 (v2.0)
- Vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N- Assigned by
- cve@mitre.org
Dates
- Published
- 2003-08-15
- Last modified
- 2026-09-25
- Sources
- NVD
Affected products
- Metamail Corporation Metamail- 2.7
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.