CVE-2000-0909

critical

Description

Buffer overflow in the automatic mail checking component of Pine 4.21 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long From: header.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5283

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2000-0896

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1709

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/84901

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-102.html

http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-073.php3

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0441.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2000-12-19

Updated: 2026-09-23

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.11504

Detections

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