CVE-2001-0442

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Published Mar 9, 2002 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 5.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

Buffer overflow in Mercury MTA POP3 server for NetWare 1.48 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long APOP command.

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:david_harris:mercury_nlm:1.45:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:david_harris:mercury_nlm:1.46:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:david_harris:mercury_nlm:1.47:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-0439	Buffer overflow in Mercury MTA POP3 server for NetWare 1.48 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long APOP command.

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 Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 5.3% (5.343% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0378.html
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/179217
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/6444.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2641

History

No history.

Subscriptions

David Harris Mercury Nlm

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:21 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 9, 2002, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:21 AM
Reserved: May 24, 2001, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:54 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 27, 2001, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:54 PM

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