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01 Record

CVE-2003-0966

Buffer overflow in the frm command in elm 2.5.6 and earlier, and possibly later versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Subject line.

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 Description

Buffer overflow in the frm command in elm 2.5.6 and earlier, and possibly later versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Subject line.

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
3.25% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 88.3% 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
Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

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
2004-09-01 04:00Z22 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-08 02:12Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2003-11-26
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
9fe16ff9f2b7cbf797b85e58e1be6e4c11618d779003082b3d8714b6903f7c8f

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
elm_development_groupelmNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—

06 References