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CVE-2000-0960 Details

Description

The POP3 server in Netscape Messaging Server 4.15p1 generates different error messages for incorrect user names versus incorrect passwords, which allows remote attackers to determine valid users on the system and harvest email addresses for spam abuse.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97138100426121&w=2 CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5364 CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1787 CVEExploitVendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97138100426121&w=2 [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5364 [email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
netscape messaging server
4.15
4.15 patch1
4.15 patch2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:netscape:messaging_server:4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:netscape:messaging_server:4.15:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:netscape:messaging_server:4.15:patch2:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2000-0960
NVD Published Date:
Dec 19, 2000
NVD Last Modified:
Sep 23, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2000-0960 Details - Not Deferred