Elm
Vendor:
First CVE: May 13, 1997 · Active for 29 years
7
Total CVEs
More Total CVEs than 85% of tracked products
1.0
Avg CVEs / Year
Bottom 1%
6.6
Avg CVSS
Higher Avg CVSS than 36% of tracked products
0.0%
KEV Rate
Bottom 1%
Trends Over Time
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact Elm over time
Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
May 13, 1997
29 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Aug 23, 2005
7,643 days ago
CVE Severity & Scoring
Elm7 CVEs
43%
57%
All CVEs352,785 CVEs
45%
40%
11%
MediumHigh
Attack Vector
Local0 (0.0%)
Network0 (0.0%)
Unknown7 (100.0%)
Physical0 (0.0%)
Adjacent Network0 (0.0%)
Attack Complexity
Low0 (0.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
Unknown7 (100.0%)
User Interaction
None0 (0.0%)
Unknown7 (100.0%)
Required0 (0.0%)
Privileges Required
Low0 (0.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
None0 (0.0%)
Unknown7 (100.0%)
Top CVEs
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (7 CVEs).
7 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2005-2665HIGH Stack-based buffer overflow in expires.c in Elm 2.5 PL5 through PL7, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an e-mail message with a lon | Aug 23, 2005 | 7.5 | 35 | NO | YES |
CVE-1999-1184MEDIUM Buffer overflow in Elm 2.4 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a long TERM environmental variable. | May 13, 1997 | 4.6 | 21 | NO | YES |
CVE-2003-0966HIGH Buffer overflow in the frm command in elm 2.5.6 and earlier, and possibly later versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Subject line. | Feb 17, 2004 | 7.5 | 20 | NO | NO |
CVE-2001-1174HIGH Buffer overflow in Elm 2.5.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Message-ID header. | Apr 1, 2002 | 7.5 | 20 | NO | NO |
CVE-1999-1334HIGH Multiple buffer overflows in filter command in Elm 2.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via (1) long From: headers, (2) long Reply-To: headers, or (3) via a long -f ( | Dec 31, 1999 | 7.5 | 19 | NO | NO |
CVE-2003-1323MEDIUM Elm ME+ 2.4 before PL109S, when installed setgid mail and the operating system lacks POSIX saved ID support, allows local users to read and modify certain files with the privileges | Dec 31, 2003 | 6.8 | 18 | NO | NO |
CVE-1999-0114MEDIUM Local users can execute commands as other users, and read other users' files, through the filter command in the Elm elm-2.4 mail package using a symlink attack. | Jan 1, 1998 | 4.6 | 14 | NO | NO |
Exploit Exposure
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (7 CVEs).
CISA KEV
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Metasploit
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Nuclei
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
ExploitDB
2 CVEs
28.6% of CVEs· 88th percentile
Social Chatter
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (7 CVEs).
Media Mentions
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (7 CVEs).
Top CNAs Publishing CVEs For Elm
Versions
| Version | CVE Count | Avg CVSS | Avg EPSS | KEV | Exploits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5_pl7 | 1 | 7.5 | 15.3% | 0 | 1 |
| 2.5_pl6 | 1 | 7.5 | 15.3% | 0 | 1 |
| 2.5_pl5 | 1 | 7.5 | 15.3% | 0 | 1 |
| 2.4 | 3 | 6.3 | 1.1% | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 1 | 4.6 | 0.6% | 0 | 1 |