CVE-2000-0960

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Published Jan 22, 2001 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:netscape:messaging_server:4.15:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netscape:messaging_server:4.15:patch1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:netscape:messaging_server:4.15:patch2::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2000-0947	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.7% (1.697% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97138100426121&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1787
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5364

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Netscape Messaging Server

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 5:37 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 22, 2001, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 5:37 AM
Reserved: Nov 24, 2000, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Sep 23, 2026, 1:10 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 19, 2000, 5:00 AM
Modified: Sep 23, 2026, 1:10 PM

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