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TI-2000-00950 Aliases CVE-2000-0960GHSA-j2pw-q2v3-qqxv

The POP3 server in Netscape Messaging Server 4.15p1 generates different error messages…

Priority LOW 26Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01697 77th 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 · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:netscape:messaging_server:4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.15VulnerableNetscape
cpe:2.3:a:netscape:messaging_server:4.15:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.15 patch1VulnerableNetscape
cpe:2.3:a:netscape:messaging_server:4.15:patch2:*:*:*:*:*:*4.15 patch2VulnerableNetscape
  • cpe:2.3:a:netscape:messaging_server:4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.15 Vulnerable ·Netscape
  • cpe:2.3:a:netscape:messaging_server:4.15:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.15 patch1 Vulnerable ·Netscape
  • cpe:2.3:a:netscape:messaging_server:4.15:patch2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.15 patch2 Vulnerable ·Netscape

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2000-0960
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j2pw-q2v3-qqxv

References

Other 1

  • TI-1999-00005 Arbitrary command execution via IMAP buffer overflow in authenticate command. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2000-00951 Buffer overflow in IMAP server in Netscape Messaging Server 4.15 Patch 2 allows local… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-1999-00007 Information from SSL-encrypted sessions via PKCS #1. CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-1999-01479 Netscape Messaging Server 3.54, 3.55, and 3.6 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

Sources

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