CVE-2000-0847

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Published Jan 22, 2001 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

Buffer overflow in University of Washington c-client library (used by pine and other programs) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long X-Keywords header.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:imap:4.7b:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:imap:4.7c:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:pine:4.20:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:pine:4.21:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2000-0834	Buffer overflow in University of Washington c-client library (used by pine and other programs) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long X-Keywords header.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.5% (2.548% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0425.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0437.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2000-09/0108.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1646
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1687
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5223

History

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Subscriptions

University Of Washington Imap Pine

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 5:37 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 22, 2001, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 5:37 AM
Reserved: Oct 18, 2000, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:52 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 14, 2000, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:52 PM

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