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CVE-2001-0996
POP3Lite before 0.2.4 does not properly quote a . (dot) in an email message, which could allow a remote attacker to append arbitrary text…
Medium6.4EPSS 1.7%
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- mitre
Description
POP3Lite before 0.2.4 does not properly quote a . (dot) in an email message, which could allow a remote attacker to append arbitrary text to the end of an email message, which could then be interpreted by various mail clients as valid POP server responses or other input that could cause clients to crash or otherwise behave unexpectedly.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
- 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 6.4.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (3)
- pop3lite-dot-message-injection(7075) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 3278 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20010902 POP3Lite 0.2.3b minor client side DoS and message injection (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
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