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TI-2000-00581 Aliases CVE-2000-0583GHSA-2ffp-463q-9cmj

vchkpw program in vpopmail before version 4.8 does not properly cleanse an untrusted…

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Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

vchkpw program in vpopmail before version 4.8 does not properly cleanse an untrusted format string used in a call to syslog, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a USER or PASS command that contains arbitrary formatting directives.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01657 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:inter7:vpopmail_vchkpw:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5VulnerableInter7
cpe:2.3:a:inter7:vpopmail_vchkpw:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.7VulnerableInter7
  • cpe:2.3:a:inter7:vpopmail_vchkpw:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5 Vulnerable ·Inter7
  • cpe:2.3:a:inter7:vpopmail_vchkpw:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7 Vulnerable ·Inter7

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2000-0583
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2ffp-463q-9cmj

References

Sources