CVE-2000-0198 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability affecting the POP3 and IMAP servers within the Atrium Software MERCUR mail server suite. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger a denial of service condition. While rated as MEDIUM severity (CVSS 5.0) due to its network-based attack vector and low complexity, its impact is limited to availability. Although not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit code for multiple buffer overflows in Mercur Mail Server 3.2 is publicly available on ExploitDB, yet there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.20.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:atrium_software:mercur_imap4_server:3.20.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:atrium_software:mercur_mailserver:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.20.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:atrium_software:mercur_pop3_server:3.20.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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