CVE-2000-0091
What it is
Buffer overflow in vchkpw/vpopmail POP authentication package allows remote attackers to gain root privileges via a long username or password.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 12.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 12.9% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 10.0 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 12.9% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- inter7 Vpopmail vchkpw_3.4.1
- inter7 Vpopmail vchkpw_3.4.2
- inter7 Vpopmail vchkpw_3.4.3
- inter7 Vpopmail vchkpw_3.4.4
- inter7 Vpopmail vchkpw_3.4.5
- inter7 Vpopmail vchkpw_3.4.6
- inter7 Vpopmail vchkpw_3.4.7
- inter7 Vpopmail vchkpw_3.4.8
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 10.0
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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