CVE-2001-0442 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Mercury MTA POP3 server for NetWare versions 1.48 and earlier. This flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to trigger a denial of service and potentially execute arbitrary code by sending an excessively long APOP command. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists (EDB-20792), though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.45CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:david_harris:mercury_nlm:1.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.46CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:david_harris:mercury_nlm:1.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.47CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:david_harris:mercury_nlm:1.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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