2.6

CVE-1999-1263: metamail_corporation metamail

CVSS: 2.6v2.0LowModified
Published 09-03-2002Last modified 01-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-1999-1263 is a low (CVSS 2.6) vulnerability in metamail_corporation metamail. EPSS estimates a 0.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
11/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
2.6/10
010
Low · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.98%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 09-03-2002
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 01-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.98%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

62%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.98% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.98%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Metamail_corporation1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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