7.5

CVE-2000-0196: nmh

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 10-04-2000Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2000-0196 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in nmh. EPSS estimates a 3.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.01%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 10-04-2000
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in mhshow in the Linux nmh package allows remote attackers to execute commands via malformed MIME headers in an email message.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

3.01%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

87%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.01% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
3.01%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Nmh1 product
Redhat1 product
Turbolinux1 product

3 vendors · 3 products

References

2 links