CVE-2000-0971 describes a critical denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Avirt Mail versions 4.0 and 4.2. Attackers can trigger this by sending an excessively long "RCPT TO" or "MAIL FROM" command, potentially leading to arbitrary command execution. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication and having a low attack complexity, allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, an exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:avirt:avirt_mail_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:avirt:avirt_mail_server:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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