CVE-2000-0960 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can enumerate valid users by analyzing distinct error messages from the POP3 server, facilitating spam harvesting.
- 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-2000-0960?
CVE-2000-0960 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Jan 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0960?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netscape Messaging Server.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0960?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0960 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2000-0960 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0960 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j2pw-q2v3-qqxv.