HIGH
Buffer overflow in University of Washington c-client library (used by pine and other programs) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long X-Keywords header
Published Jan 22, 2001
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.55%
Description
Buffer overflow in University of Washington c-client library (used by pine and other programs) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long X-Keywords header.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 4.7b
- 4.7c
- 4.20
- 4.21
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.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.55% 0.02548
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02548
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.55% (0.02548) | 84.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.55% (0.02548) | 82.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.15% (0.01154) | 77.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.95% (0.00946) | 83.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 19, 2024 | 0.95% (0.00946) | 82.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00946) | 80.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0425.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0437.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2000-09/0108.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSD
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1646 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1687 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5223 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0425.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0437.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2000-09/0108.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSD | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1646 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1687 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5223 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 22, 2001
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Oct 18, 2000
Link CVE-2000-0847
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a