CVE-2000-0198

Medium

Published: 15/03/2000(UTC)Updated: 16/06/2026(UTC)Translated: 18/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Very high risk

8.43%

94th percentile - higher than 94% of all known CVEs

Buffer overflow in POP3 and IMAP servers in the MERCUR mail server suite allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to disrupt the mail server's operation, leading to service unavailability for users.

It is recommended to update the MERCUR mail server software to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in POP3 and IMAP servers in the MERCUR mail server suite allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.