CVE-2002-1075

Pegasus Mail <4.01 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2002-1075. PoCs published by Auriemma Luigi.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Pegasus Mail 4.01, triggered by long 'To:' or 'From:' message headers exceeding approximately 259 characters. The vulnerability may cause the application to crash when displaying the message.

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Auriemma Luigi · textremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21648

The provided text describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Pegasus Mail 4.01, triggered by long 'To:' or 'From:' message headers exceeding approximately 259 characters. The vulnerability may cause the application to crash when displaying the message.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Pegasus Mail 4.01
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Ability to send an email with a long 'To:' or 'From:' header to a victim using Pegasus Mail
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9673.php
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0277.html
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5302

Scores

EPSS 0.0573
EPSS Percentile 92.1%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
david_harris/pegasus_mail < 4.01
Published Oct 04, 2002
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026