Unknown vulnerability in POP3 in gnubiff before 2.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a…
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
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Unknown vulnerability in POP3 in gnubiff before 2.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an "infinite" Unique IDentification Listing (UIDL) list.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01634 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
| 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 · 10
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.3 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.4 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.5 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.6 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.7 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.8 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.9 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.10 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.0 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.0 | Vulnerable | GNU |
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3 Vulnerable ·GNU
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.4 Vulnerable ·GNU
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.5 Vulnerable ·GNU
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.6 Vulnerable ·GNU
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.7 Vulnerable ·GNU
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.8 Vulnerable ·GNU
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.9 Vulnerable ·GNU
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.10 Vulnerable ·GNU
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0 Vulnerable ·GNU
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.0 Vulnerable ·GNU
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-2460
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jc3q-h6j6-c49r
References
More Gnubiff vulnerabilities
- TI-2004-02331 Buffer overflow in pop3.c in gnubiff before 2.0.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2004-02329 Unknown vulnerability in gnubiff 1.2.0 and earlier allows local users to obtain… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
Sources
- CVE-2004-2460 · CVE Program
- CVE-2004-2460 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jc3q-h6j6-c49r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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