5.0med
CVE-2000-0960
The POP3 server in Netscape Messaging Server 4.15p1 generates different error messages for incorrect user names versus incorrect passwords,…
Published 25 y ago · modified 45 d ago · JSON
CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.7%
percentile 77%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
The POP3 server in Netscape Messaging Server 4.15p1 generates different error messages for incorrect user names versus incorrect passwords, which allows remote attackers to determine valid users on the system and harvest email addresses for spam abuse.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.70% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/1787 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=97138100426121&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/5364 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2000-0960
- NVD: CVE-2000-0960
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