CVE-2000-0481 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in KDE Kmail, specifically affecting the K-mail product. This flaw allows a remote attacker to trigger a denial of service by sending an email with an attachment possessing an excessively long filename. Rated with a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, though its impact is limited to availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor is exploit code publicly available in Metasploit or ExploitDB, and it has garnered no community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0.23CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kde:k-mail:1.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.24CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kde:k-mail:1.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.25CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kde:k-mail:1.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.26CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kde:k-mail:1.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.27CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kde:k-mail:1.0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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