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CVE-1999-0037

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1997-05-21 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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

Affected products

• FreeBSD: 6.2-stable
• RedHat Linux: all versions

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0037
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0037

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