VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2000-0960
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.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 1.70%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.70%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.70% probability · 76th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- netscape/messaging server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97138100426121&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1787Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5364
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97138100426121&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1787Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5364
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.