CVE-2000-0481

Buffer overflow in KDE Kmail allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via an attachment with a long file name.

Published: 1999-06-01 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2000-0481 is rated Moderate Risk (47.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.88%). EPSS rose +1.07% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2000-0481

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.81% 1.88% +1.07%
2 2025-03-17 0.67% 0.81% +0.13%
3 2024-12-17 — 0.67% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2000-0481

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2000-0481

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2000-0481

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
kde k-mail 1.0.23 cpe:2.3:a:kde:k-mail:1.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kde k-mail 1.0.24 cpe:2.3:a:kde:k-mail:1.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kde k-mail 1.0.25 cpe:2.3:a:kde:k-mail:1.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kde k-mail 1.0.26 cpe:2.3:a:kde:k-mail:1.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kde k-mail 1.0.27 cpe:2.3:a:kde:k-mail:1.0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kde k-mail 1.0.28 cpe:2.3:a:kde:k-mail:1.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kde k-mail 1.0.29 cpe:2.3:a:kde:k-mail:1.0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kde k-mail 1.0.29.1 cpe:2.3:a:kde:k-mail:1.0.29.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2000-0481

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