CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-0091

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Very high risk
12.87%

96th percentile - higher than 96% of all known CVEs

Summary

Buffer overflow in the vchkpw/vpopmail POP authentication package allows remote attackers to gain root privileges via a long username or password.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to gain full control over the system, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the vchkpw/vpopmail package to the latest version to eliminate this vulnerability and to monitor logs for potential attack attempts.

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in vchkpw/vpopmail POP authentication package allows remote attackers to gain root privileges via a long username or password.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS