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CVE-2001-1174· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Buffer overflow in Elm 2.5.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Message-ID header.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v2.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Apr 1, 2002
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
4.2% · 91th percentile
CWE
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Action score

31

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 4.2%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
elm development groupelm

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • elm development group elmup to 2.5.5 inclusive

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2005-2665Stack-based buffer overflow in expires.c in Elm 2.5 PL5 through PL7, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitra
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2003-0966Buffer overflow in the frm command in elm 2.5.6 and earlier, and possibly later versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code
    31Monitor
  • CVE-1999-1334Multiple buffer overflows in filter command in Elm 2.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via (1) long From: headers, (2) long R
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2003-1323Elm ME+ 2.4 before PL109S, when installed setgid mail and the operating system lacks POSIX saved ID support, allows local users to read and
    27Monitor
  • CVE-1999-0114Local users can execute commands as other users, and read other users' files, through the filter command in the Elm elm-2.4 mail package usi
    18Monitor
  • CVE-1999-1184Buffer overflow in Elm 2.4 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a long TERM environmental variable.
    18Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
P · data can be read
Integrity
P · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
P · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
P
Integrity impact
P
Availability impact
P

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

nvd-primary

Attack context

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MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

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Change log

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