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.
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EUVD 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

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

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

Link: CVE-2000-0087

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

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

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2000-0087

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