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 th...
MediumCVSS 5.0
EPSS 1.7%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
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
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| netscape messaging server | = 4.15 | No fix listed |
| netscape messaging server | = 4.15-patch1 | No fix listed |
| netscape messaging server | = 4.15-patch2 | No fix listed |
References
- 1787 exploit vdb-entry vendor-advisory
- 20001011 Netscape Messaging server 4.15 poor error strings mailing-list
- netscape-messaging-email-verify(5364) vdb-entry