CVE-2002-1782

N/A Unknown
Published: December 31, 2002 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

The default configuration of University of Washington IMAP daemon (wu-imapd), when running on a system that does not allow shell access, allows a local user with a valid IMAP account to read arbitrary files as that user.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/275127
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.security.nnov.ru/advisories/courier.asp
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4909
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.washington.edu/imap/IMAP-FAQs/index.html#5.1
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9238
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/275127
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.security.nnov.ru/advisories/courier.asp
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4909
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.washington.edu/imap/IMAP-FAQs/index.html#5.1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9238
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
23th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

university_of_washington