CVE-2000-0501
Race condition in MDaemon 2.8.5.0 POP server allows local users to cause a denial of service by entering a UIDL command and quickly exiting the server.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is low and EPSS is 4.1%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Race condition in MDaemon 2.8.5.0 POP server allows local users to cause a denial of service by entering a UIDL command and quickly exiting the server.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.6 LOWAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.14% probability · 91th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 16 June 2000
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- alt-n/mdaemon
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 4.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/2000-q2/0277.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1366
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4745
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/2000-q2/0277.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1366
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4745
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.