Buffer overflow in University of Washington c-client library (used by pine and other…
Priority LOW 38Published · 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
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02548 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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:a:university_of_washington:imap:4.7b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.7b | Vulnerable | University Of Washington |
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:imap:4.7c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.7c | Vulnerable | University Of Washington |
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:pine:4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.20 | Vulnerable | University Of Washington |
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:pine:4.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.21 | Vulnerable | University Of Washington |
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:imap:4.7b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7b Vulnerable ·University Of Washington
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:imap:4.7c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7c Vulnerable ·University Of Washington
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:pine:4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.20 Vulnerable ·University Of Washington
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:pine:4.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.21 Vulnerable ·University Of Washington
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2000-0847
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gr5x-qv58-9jgc
References
More University Of Washington Imap vulnerabilities
- TI-2000-00284 Buffer overflow in University of Washington imapd version 4.7 allows users with a valid… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-1999-00870 Buffer overflow in the pop-2d POP daemon in the IMAP package allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-1999-00005 Arbitrary command execution via IMAP buffer overflow in authenticate command. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-1999-00041 Buffer overflow in University of Washington's implementation of IMAP and POP servers. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2008-05230 Off-by-one error in the rfc822_output_char function in the RFC822BUFFER routines in the… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2000-01185 POP2 or POP3 server (pop3d) in imap-uw IMAP package on FreeBSD and other operating… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
Sources
- CVE-2000-0847 · CVE Program
- CVE-2000-0847 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gr5x-qv58-9jgc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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