THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2002-1073
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2002-1073

Mercur Mailserver vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
5.7%
EPSS pct
92th
Exploited
No known
Buffer overflow in the control service for MERCUR Mailserver 4.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long password.
Affected vendor
Atrium Software
Affected product
Mercur Mailserver
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published
2002-10-04

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 5.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 92% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2002-1073

  • Confirm whether Atrium Software Mercur Mailserver is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2002-1073.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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