PT-2000-1178 · Linux · Nmh

Published 2000-02-28 · Updated 2008-09-10 · CVE-2000-0196

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 nmh (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the mhshow component of the Linux nmh package. This allows remote attackers to execute commands by sending an email message with malformed MIME headers.

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

Related Identifiers

CVE-2000-0196

Affected Products

Nmh

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0196 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/1018 · Note
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-006.html · Note