CVE-2000-0583 describes a format string vulnerability in the vchkpw program of vpopmail versions prior to 4.8. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by injecting arbitrary formatting directives into the syslog function via USER or PASS commands. Rated with a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to a partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor is exploit code publicly available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it has garnered no community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:inter7:vpopmail_vchkpw:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:inter7:vpopmail_vchkpw:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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