MEDIUM
Buffer overflow in KDE Kmail allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via an attachment with a long file name
Published Oct 13, 2000
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.86%
Description
Buffer overflow in KDE Kmail allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via an attachment with a long file name.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.86% 0.01860
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01860
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.86% (0.01860) | 78.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.88% (0.01876) | 76.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.81% (0.00806) | 72.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.83% (0.00835) | 82.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 31, 2024 | 0.83% (0.00835) | 82.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.83% (0.00835) | 80.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.73% (0.00726) | 77.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=82&date=2000-06-22&msg=00060200422401.01667%40lez mailing-listx_refsource_VULN-DEV
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1380 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4993 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=82&date=2000-06-22&msg=00060200422401.01667%40lez | mailing-listx_refsource_VULN-DEV | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1380 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4993 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 13, 2000
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jul 11, 2000
Link CVE-2000-0481
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a