CVE-1999-1263
Metamail before 2.7-7.2 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via an e-mail...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-1999-1263- CVSS 2.0
- 2.6 Low
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-1999-1263- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1244 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-1999-1244- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xqm9-g4jx-xvgw No score
Metamail before 2.7-7.2 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via an e-mail...
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.
- Record
GHSA-xqm9-g4jx-xvgw- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-1263 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.6) in Metamail Corporation Metamail, published March 9, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.98%, the 62nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.