CVE-2001-0442

critical

Description

Buffer overflow in Mercury MTA POP3 server for NetWare 1.48 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long APOP command.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2641

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/6444.php

http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/179217

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0378.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2001-06-27

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.05907