VDB-14988 · CVE-2000-0352 · BID 810

University of Washington Pine 4.20/4.21 URL Metacharacter privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in University of Washington Pine 4.20/4.21. The affected element is an unknown function of the component URL Handler. The manipulation as part of Metacharacter results in privileges management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2000-0352. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in University of Washington Pine 4.20/4.21. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component URL Handler. The manipulation as part of a Metacharacter leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Pine before version 4.21 does not properly filter shell metacharacters from URLs, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malformed URL.

The weakness was presented 11/18/1999 by FIRST (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2000-0352. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD (estimation calculated on 04/19/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 810†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

University of Washington

Name

Pine

Version

License

free

Website

Vendor: https://www.washington.edu/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

11/18/1999 🔍
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06/22/2014 +5330 days 🔍
04/19/2026 +4319 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: washington.edu

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: FIRST
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0352 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0352
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14988
SecurityFocus: 810 - Pine Environment Variable Expansion in URLS Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 06/22/2014 15:01
Updated: 04/19/2026 19:06
Changes: 06/22/2014 15:01 (51), 05/22/2018 09:11 (1), 04/19/2026 19:06 (18)
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