CVE-2000-0960
N/A
Published: January 22, 2001 at 05:00 AM UTC
Updated: September 23, 2026 at 03:08 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMessaging Server
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
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
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97138100426121&w=2VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDExploitVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1787VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5364Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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