# CVE-2000-0353: Pine 4.x allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands via an index.html file which executes lynx and obtains a uudecoded file from

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2000-07-12 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Pine 4.x allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands via an index.html file which executes lynx and obtains a uudecoded file from a malicious web server, which is then executed by Pine.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_announce_6.html
- http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/HHP-Pine_remote_exploit.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/pine_update_announcement.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1247

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