CVE-1999-0037: Freebsd

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 3.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Arbitrary command execution via metamail package using message headers, when user processes attacker's message using metamail.

Affected products

• Freebsd Freebsd: version 6.2 only
• Red Hat Linux: any version

Published 1997-05-21. Last modified 2026-06-16.