CVE-2000-0847 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the University of Washington c-client library, impacting applications like Pine. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by sending a specially crafted, long X-Keywords header. Rated 7.5 HIGH, it presents a low-complexity network attack vector with potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. Despite its age and severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.7bCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:imap:4.7b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.7cCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:imap:4.7c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:pine:4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.21CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:pine:4.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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