CVE-2000-0556

Medium

Published: 05/06/2000(UTC)Updated: 16/06/2026(UTC)Translated: 18/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk

1.88%

77th percentile - higher than 77% of all known CVEs

Summary

Buffer overflow in the web interface for Cmail 2.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a large user name to the user dialog running on port 8002.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to disrupt service, potentially leading to downtime and loss of availability for users.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to a newer version of Cmail that addresses this vulnerability and to monitor logs for potential attack attempts.

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in the web interface for Cmail 2.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a large user name to the user dialog running on port 8002.