CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-1020

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Heap overflow in Worldclient in Mdaemon 3.1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary commands via a long URL.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to disrupt service and potentially gain control over the system, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Mdaemon to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor logs for potential attack attempts.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Heap overflow in Worldclient in Mdaemon 3.1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary commands via a long URL.

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