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Vulnerability record · CVE-2000-0847 · published 14 November 2000

CVE-2000-0847: University of washington imap vulnerability

University Of Washington · Imap

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.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 2.5% · top 15.6%
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
2.5%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0425.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0437.html Vendor Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2000-09/0108.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1646 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1687
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5223
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0425.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0437.html Vendor Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2000-09/0108.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1646 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1687
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5223

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2000-0847), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.