Buffer overflow in Mercury MTA POP3 server for NetWare 1.48 and earlier allows remote…
Priority MEDIUM 41Published · 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 · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Buffer overflow in Mercury MTA POP3 server for NetWare 1.48 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long APOP command.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05343 92nd 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:david_harris:mercury_nlm:1.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.45 | Vulnerable | David Harris |
| cpe:2.3:a:david_harris:mercury_nlm:1.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.46 | Vulnerable | David Harris |
| cpe:2.3:a:david_harris:mercury_nlm:1.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.47 | Vulnerable | David Harris |
- cpe:2.3:a:david_harris:mercury_nlm:1.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.45 Vulnerable ·David Harris
- cpe:2.3:a:david_harris:mercury_nlm:1.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.46 Vulnerable ·David Harris
- cpe:2.3:a:david_harris:mercury_nlm:1.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.47 Vulnerable ·David Harris
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-0442
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vwf5-w456-qjfw
References
Sources
- CVE-2001-0442 · CVE Program
- CVE-2001-0442 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vwf5-w456-qjfw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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