CVE-2002-1782 json
The default configuration of University of Washington IMAP daemon (wu-imapd), when running on a system that does not allow shell access, al…
published 2002-12-31 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-1761
- cvss
- 2.1
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 28%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- uw-imap Debian 12 7:2002ddebian1-2
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1782
Exploit prediction
0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
References
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security.nnov.ru
/advisories/courier.asp
vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/4909
vdb-entry
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online.securityfocus.com
/archive/1/275127
mailing-list
- washington.edu /imap/IMAP-FAQs/index.html#5.1
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/9238
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2002-1782
- NVD CVE-2002-1782
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