# CVE-2002-1509

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2002-1509
- **Severity:** UNKNOWN
- **CVSS Score:** 0
- **CWE:** N/A
- **Published:** Sep 1, 2004
- **Last Modified:** Mar 16, 2026

## Description

A patch for shadow-utils 20000902 causes the useradd command to create a mail spool files with read/write privileges of the new user's group (mode 660), which allows other users in the same group to read or modify the new user's incoming email.

## Affected Products

- n/a — n/a (n/a)

## References

- [CNA](http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-058.html)
- [CNA](http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:026)
- [CNA](http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=75418)
- [CNA](http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-057.html)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.07%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 22.6

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-18._