PT-1997-1020 · Metamail · Metamail

Published 1997-05-21 · Updated 2022-08-17 · CVE-1999-0037

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions metamail (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue allows for arbitrary command execution via the metamail package. This occurs when a user processes an attacker's message using metamail, and the message contains malicious content in its headers.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-0037

Affected Products

Metamail

References · 2

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0037 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0037 · Note