CVE-2000-0087 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Netscape Mail Notification (nsnotify) utility in Netscape Communicator uses IMAP without SSL, even if the user has set a preference for Communicator to use an SSL connection, allowing a remote attacker to sniff usernames and passwords in plaintext.

Published: 2002-06-25

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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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:communicator:4.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netscape:navigator::::::::

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2000-0086	Netscape Mail Notification (nsnotify) utility in Netscape Communicator uses IMAP without SSL, even if the user has set a preference for Communicator to use an SSL connection, allowing a remote attacker to sniff usernames and passwords in plaintext.

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.

The EPSS score is 0.00814.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94790377622943&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/4385.php

History

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Subscriptions

Netscape Communicator Navigator

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-06-25T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:05:53.921Z

Reserved: 2000-01-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2000-0087

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2000-01-12T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2000-0087

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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