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CVE-2002-1075

Buffer overflow in Pegasus mail client 4.01 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial...

7.5 HighPublic exploit

Buffer overflow in Pegasus mail client 4.01 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long (1) To or (2) From headers.

Exploit likelihood

5.73%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Buffer overflow in Pegasus mail client 4.01 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long (1) To or (2) From headers.

Record
CVE-2002-1075
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Buffer overflow in Pegasus mail client 4.01 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long (1) To or (2) From headers.

Record
CVE-2002-1075
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-1063 No score

Buffer overflow in Pegasus mail client 4.01 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long (1) To or (2) From headers.

Record
EUVD-2002-1063
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cp4m-hh6p-xvc5 No score

Buffer overflow in Pegasus mail client 4.01 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial...

Buffer overflow in Pegasus mail client 4.01 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long (1) To or (2) From headers.

Record
GHSA-cp4m-hh6p-xvc5
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBPegasus Mail 4.0 1 - Message Header Buffer Overflow2002-07-24

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2002-1075 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in David Harris Pegasus Mail, published August 31, 2002. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.73%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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