CVE-2001-1174
highBuffer overflow in Elm 2.5.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Message-ID header.
Vendor / product: Elm Development Group — elm
Buffer overflow in Elm 2.5.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Message-ID header.
CVSS
7.5
7.5 (CVSS v2.0)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Severity source: NVD CVSS v2.0 (nvd@nist.gov)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2002-04-01 05:00
Modified: 2026-11-12 00:10
NVD status: Modified
Last synced 2 hours ago
Verified against the source API 2026-11-12 00:12 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
elm_development_group / elm ≤2.5.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
NVD-CWE-Other
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
Patch / mitigation: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-091.html
Patch / mitigation: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-091.html
References
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-067.php cve@mitre.org
- http://www.osvdb.org/5451 cve@mitre.org
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-091.html cve@mitre.org
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6852 cve@mitre.org
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-067.php af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- http://www.osvdb.org/5451 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-091.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6852 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-11-12 00:12 UTC · record ↗