CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-0847

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in the 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.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can remotely take control of the system, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the c-client library to the latest version to eliminate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for unauthorized activities.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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