vchkpw program in vpopmail before version 4.8 does not properly cleanse an untrusted format string used in a call to syslog, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a USER or PASS command that contains arbitrary formatting directives.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2000-0579 vchkpw program in vpopmail before version 4.8 does not properly cleanse an untrusted format string used in a call to syslog, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a USER or PASS command that contains arbitrary formatting directives.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:21:31.264Z

Reserved: 2000-07-19T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2000-0583

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2000-06-30T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2000-0583

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