CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-1078

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

CVE-2001-1078 describes a format string vulnerability in the flog function of eXtremail version 1.1.9 and earlier, allowing remote attackers to gain root privileges via format specifiers in SMTP and POP3 commands.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can gain full system privileges, posing a serious threat to the organization's security and data.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update eXtremail to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and restrict server access for unauthorized users.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Format string vulnerability in flog function of eXtremail 1.1.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain root privileges via format specifiers in the SMTP commands (1) HELO, (2) EHLO, (3) MAIL FROM, or (4) RCPT TO, and the POP3 commands (5) USER and (6) other commands that can be executed after POP3 authentication.

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