CVE-2000-0735

Buffer overflow in Becky! Internet Mail client 1.26.03 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long Content-type: MIME header when the user replies to a message.

Published: 2000-10-20 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2000-0735 is rated Moderate Risk (47.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.86%). EPSS rose +1.05% 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-2000-0735

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% 1.86% +1.05%
2 2025-03-17 0.73% 0.81% +0.08%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.73% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2000-0735

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-2000-0735

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2000-0735

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
rimarts_inc. becky_internet_mail 1.26.3 cpe:2.3:a:rimarts_inc.:becky_internet_mail:1.26.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2000-0735

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