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01 Record

CVE-1999-0037

Arbitrary command execution via metamail package using message headers, when user processes attacker's message using metamail.

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 Description

Arbitrary command execution via metamail package using message headers, when user processes attacker's message using metamail.

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
3.50% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 88.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector
No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
1999-09-29 04:00Z27 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-01 16:27Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
1999-06-07
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
No CWE assigned
Data version
5.1
Document digest
0bf0a135f8fa55e6f957c355d1f033669a7f0d1cc3f3ebee3fcaa64bbb5c8d6a

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
freebsdfreebsdNot specified—
redhatlinuxNot specified—

06 References