CVE-2001-0271

critical

Description

mailnews.cgi 1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a user name that contains shell metacharacters.

References

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2001-0271

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2391

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0347.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2001-05-03

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.03334