CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-1334

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
1.72%

74th percentile - higher than 74% of all known CVEs

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in the filter command in Elm 2.4 allow attackers to execute arbitrary commands via (1) long From: headers, (2) long Reply-To: headers, or (3) via a long -f (filterfile) command line argument.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to execute remote code, potentially leading to system compromise or data theft.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update to the latest version of Elm that addresses these buffer overflows and to monitor logs for potential attack attempts.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Multiple buffer overflows in filter command in Elm 2.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via (1) long From: headers, (2) long Reply-To: headers, or (3) via a long -f (filterfile) command line argument.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS