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CVE-2000-0556
Buffer overflow in the web interface for Cmail 2.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a large user name to…
Medium5.0EPSS 1.9%
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Description
Buffer overflow in the web interface for Cmail 2.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a large user name to the user dialog running on port 8002.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.9% · top 21% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- 20000608 DST2K0011: DoS & BufferOverrun in CMail v2.4.7 WebMail (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://www.computalynx.net/news/Jun2000/news0806200001.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1319 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- cmail-long-username-dos(4625) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
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