CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-0196

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk
3.01%

86th percentile - higher than 86% of all known CVEs

Summary

Buffer overflow in mhshow in the Linux nmh package allows remote attackers to execute commands via malformed MIME headers in an email message.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can remotely execute arbitrary commands on the system, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the nmh package to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in mhshow in the Linux nmh package allows remote attackers to execute commands via malformed MIME headers in an email message.

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