Vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Server
CVE-2000-1006
Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 does not properly handle a MIME header with a blank charset specified, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a charset="" command, aka the "Malformed MIME Header" vulnerability.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.148 (96.6th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.148 · newest: 0.148 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Exchange Server — versions 5.5
References
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-082 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/1869 (Exploit, Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5448 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry)