CVE-2000-0909 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 11.5% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in the automatic mail checking component of Pine 4.21 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long From: header.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 11.5% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2000-12-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-09-23 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| university of washington | pine |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | UoW Pine 4.0.4/4.10/4.21 - 'From:' Remote Buffer Overflow | 2000-09-23 |
References
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:59.pine.asc
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0441.html
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-073.php3
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-102.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/84901
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1709
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5283
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:59.pine.asc
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0441.html
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-073.php3
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-102.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/84901
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1709
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5283
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