PT-2000-1801 · Ranson Johnson · Mailto Cgi Script

Published 2000-11-14 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-2000-0878

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 No specific software or versions are mentioned.

Description The issue allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the emailadd form field of the mailto CGI script.

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

Related Identifiers

CVE-2000-0878

Affected Products

Mailto Cgi Script

References · 4

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0088.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0878 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/1669 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5241 · Note