CVE-2000-0353 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on Pine email clients by tricking users into viewing a malicious HTML file that triggers lynx and uudecode.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2000-0353?
CVE-2000-0353 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Jul 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Pine 4.x allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands via an index.html file which executes lynx and obtains a uudecoded file from a malicious web server, which is then executed by Pine.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0353?
It affects 1 product.
Products include University of Washington Pine.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0353?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0353 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2000-0353 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0353 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ccp8-f5cx-4p8g.