Tnef program in Linux systems allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via…
Priority MEDIUM 49Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Tnef program in Linux systems allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via TNEF encoded compressed attachments which specify absolute path names for the decompressed output.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03814 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.3 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:* | 6.3 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.3 alpha | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.4 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 alpha Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4 Vulnerable ·SUSE
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2000-0614
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vxp6-2m83-3w8p
- 2026-10-23 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
- 2026-10-28 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
References
More Suse Linux vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-11209 Rsync: info leak via uninitialized stack contents CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2004-00415 Buffer overflow in the logging capability for the DHCP daemon (DHCPD) for ISC DHCP… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2004-00844 McAfee Anti-Virus Engine DATS drivers before 4398 released on Oct 13th 2004 and DATS… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-11211 Rsync: path traversal vulnerability in rsync CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2004-00897 Integer overflow in GD Graphics Library libgd 2.0.28 (libgd2), and possibly other… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2000-00664 rpc.statd in the nfs-utils package in various Linux distributions does not properly… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2000-0614 · CVE Program
- CVE-2000-0614 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vxp6-2m83-3w8p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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