CVE-2000-0242 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

WindMail allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or execute commands via shell metacharacters.

Published: 2000-04-12

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 6.3% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:geocel:windmail:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2000-0241	WindMail allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or execute commands via shell metacharacters.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.06334.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1073
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&date=2000-03-22&msg=20000325224146.6839.qmail%40securityfocus.com

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Geocel Windmail

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2000-04-12T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:14:20.516Z

Reserved: 2000-04-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2000-0242

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2000-03-25T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2000-0242

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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