CVE-2000-0320 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 13 Oct 2000 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or corrupt mailboxes in Qpopper by sending a specific long message line ending in a newline.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2000-0320?

CVE-2000-0320 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Oct 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Qpopper 2.53 and 3.0 does not properly identify the \n string which identifies the end of message text, which allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service or corrupt mailboxes via a message line that is 1023 characters long and ends in \n.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0320?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Qualcomm Qpopper, Sun Cobalt Raq 2, Sun Cobalt Raq 3i.

How do I fix CVE-2000-0320?

No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0320 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2000-0320 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0320 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5vvr-mcc4-v73q.