CVE-2001-0442 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Buffer overflow in Mercury MTA POP3 server for NetWare 1.48 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long APOP command.

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 Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.07238.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
David Harris	Mercury Nlm

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:david_harris:mercury_nlm:1.45:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:david_harris:mercury_nlm:1.46:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:david_harris:mercury_nlm:1.47:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-0439	Buffer overflow in Mercury MTA POP3 server for NetWare 1.48 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long APOP command.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0378.html
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/179217
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/6444.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2641

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-03-09T05:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:21:38.448Z

Reserved: 2001-05-24T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2001-0442

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2001-06-27T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2001-0442

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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