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CVE-2000-0960
The POP3 server in Netscape Messaging Server 4.15p1 generates different error messages for incorrect user names versus incorrect…
Medium5.0EPSS 1.7%
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Description
The POP3 server in Netscape Messaging Server 4.15p1 generates different error messages for incorrect user names versus incorrect passwords, which allows remote attackers to determine valid users on the system and harvest email addresses for spam abuse.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.7% · top 23% of all CVEs (3 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 (3)
- 1787 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20001011 Netscape Messaging server 4.15 poor error strings (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- netscape-messaging-email-verify(5364) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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